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Links folder, but the added shortcuts are not there. So – where are those links in ? Also posted to Feedback. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Keith A. The folder whose file system name is ‘Recent’ displays as ‘Recent Items’ in Explorer.

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Hit Enter. Let us know the updated status and write for further assistance and we’ll be glad to help. Thanks for your feedback. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to A. User’s post on August 11, Hi Navneet Many thanks for your prompt response The folder was not pinned to “Quick Access” and in my post I said ‘If I right click on folder in list and select “Remove from Quick Access” nothing happens’.

Yep – I get exactly the same problem. See screen cap below. As OP said, when you unpin it nothing happens and you can’t get rid of it. I also upgraded from 8. Please can you fix. In reply to Adagio-of-Wight’s post on August 12, Despite Microsoft Safety Scanner and chkdsk the problem has not gone away.

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Windows 10 quick access location registry free

Have encountered one small problem. In Windows Explorer have discovered “Quick Access” list. Clicking on one folder gives pop-up box “Location is not available”.

Displays path which does not exist plus some suggestions as to what might have happened. If I right click on folder in list and select “Remove from Quick Access” nothing happens. I would suggest you to download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner.

Microsoft Safety Scanner which is a free Scanner downloadable security tool that provides on-demand scanning and helps remove viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.

It works with your existing antivirus software. Refer to the link below:. Disclaimer: Data or files which are infected by malware might be beyond cleaning and have to be deleted entirely to maintain the integrity of your system, which means there might be a potential for data loss. I would also suggest you to perform Chkdsk. Chkdsk is a system tool which verifies the file system integrity and fixes system errors.

Here is the steps:. Chkdsk disclaimer : While performing chkdsk on the hard drive if any bad sectors are found on the hard drive, while the bad sectors might be recovered however there might be pertinent data loss. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn’t help.

The folder was not pinned to “Quick Access” and in my post I said ‘If I right click on folder in list and select “Remove from Quick Access” nothing happens’. I have run a quick scan with Microsoft Safety Scanner which found nothing, I will set the PC to do a full scan tonight. From here choose the Location tab and click Move Once that is done you should be able to unpin it from Quick Access. Be careful when doing this though. Just make sure you back everything up.

I was having the exact same issue. Oddly enough after going into the properties of one of the folders not making any changes, but clicking through them , they all let me delete them Credit goes to this answer at SuperUser. It resets everything in Quick Access. I had this issue after I deleted a drive that a Quick Access folder was on, and couldn’t unpin it. Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Search the community and support articles Windows Windows 10 Search Community member.

Have just done Windows 10 update from 8. How do I get rid of this folder from the list? This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Previous Next. Hi Adagio, Thank you for using Windows Click on Command Prompt Admin. Hit Enter. Let us know the updated status and write for further assistance and we’ll be glad to help.

Thanks for your feedback. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to A. User’s post on August 11, Hi Navneet Many thanks for your prompt response The folder was not pinned to “Quick Access” and in my post I said ‘If I right click on folder in list and select “Remove from Quick Access” nothing happens’.

Yep – I get exactly the same problem. See screen cap below. As OP said, when you unpin it nothing happens and you can’t get rid of it. I also upgraded from 8. Please can you fix. In reply to Adagio-of-Wight’s post on August 12, Despite Microsoft Safety Scanner and chkdsk the problem has not gone away. Would be grateful for further suggestions. In reply to Adagio-of-Wight’s post on August 15, In reply to Spaztrick’s post on August 18, Thanks for the suggestion – has not worked I fear.

Removes the error message when one clicks on the folder but cannot remove it from Quick Access. Worth a shot? In reply to deirdrebeth’s post on August 20, Went to follow your suggestion and discovered that the folder had ‘disappeared’ from Quick Access! This solved my issue. This site in other languages x.