{"id":7778,"date":"2024-04-17T15:49:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T11:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/?p=7778"},"modified":"2024-04-17T15:49:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T11:49:47","slug":"how-to-clear-quick-access-and-recent-file-and-folders-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/how-to-clear-quick-access-and-recent-file-and-folders-in-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Clear Quick Access And Recent File And Folders In Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this guide we will show you How To Clear Quick Access And Recent File And Folders In Windows. Recently Windows 10 introduced a new feature in File Explorer called Quick Access. This feature replaces the old version Faviourites option from your Windows and helps you access all your frequently used files and folders in a quick way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anyway, go through this article and learn how to clear history in File Explorer that you don&#8217;t need anymore. Clear Quick Access History by going through the step-by-step guide listed below. Then let&#8217;s have a look.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more: Create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/how-to-create-100-folders-in-one-click\/\">multiple folders<\/a> in Windows<\/p>\n<h2><b>About Quick Access in Windows\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Quick Access feature makes it simple to find your most frequently used files and folders, as well as recently used shared libraries and channels.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Step-by-Step to Clear Quick Access And Recent File And Folders In Windows<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open <\/span><b>File Explorer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on your Windows screen and click on the <\/span><b>View<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tab from the top section.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_43_11-Greenshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1124\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_43_11-Greenshot.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_43_11-Greenshot-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_43_11-Greenshot-1024x445.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_43_11-Greenshot-768x334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_43_11-Greenshot-850x370.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_43_11-Greenshot-150x65.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Then click on <\/span><b>Option<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s from the top right side of the screen.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_44_30-Folder-Options.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_44_30-Folder-Options.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_44_30-Folder-Options-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_44_30-Folder-Options-300x340.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_44_30-Folder-Options-150x170.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0In the newly opened <\/span><b>Folders Options<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> window, locate the <\/span><b>Privacy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> section.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then make sure you ticked <\/span><b>Show recently used files in Quick Access<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Show recently used folders in Quick Access <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">option.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now click on the <\/span><b>Clear<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> button and click on <\/span><b>OK<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now you have cleared all the history in File Explorer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Steps to Disable Quick Access in Windows\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In case you don&#8217;t need Quick Access feature and like to remove it from your system, then follow these steps,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open <\/span><b>File Explorer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on your Windows screen and click on the <\/span><b>View<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tab from the top section.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Then click on <\/span><b>Options<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from the top right side of the screen.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_44_30-Folder-Options.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_44_30-Folder-Options.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_44_30-Folder-Options-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_44_30-Folder-Options-300x340.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_44_30-Folder-Options-150x170.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0In the newly opened <\/span><b>Folders Options<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> window, locate the <\/span><b>Privacy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> section.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then untick <\/span><b>Show recently used files in Quick Access<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Show recently used folders in Quick Access<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> option.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finally, choose to click on OK.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can revert this option by ticking the checkbox beside Show recently used files in Quick Access and Show recently used folders in Quick Access option and save changes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Steps to Remove Quick Access in Windows<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Users also have the option in Windows to remove items from Quick Access. Let\u2019s see how;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open <\/span><b>File explorer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and right-click on the item you need to remove from Quick Access. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_47_03-Greenshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"812\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_47_03-Greenshot.jpg 812w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_47_03-Greenshot-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_47_03-Greenshot-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_47_03-Greenshot-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then choose the <\/span><b>Remove from Quick Access<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> option from the sub-menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>How to Pin Folders or Files to Quick Access<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can follow these steps to pin folders to Quick Access,<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open <\/span><b>File Explorer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and click on the targeted item and click the <\/span><b>Home<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tab.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_48_48-Greenshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_48_48-Greenshot.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_48_48-Greenshot-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smartwebsolutions.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-05-08_48_48-Greenshot-150x119.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then click on <\/span><b>Pin to Quick Access<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> option from the left side of the screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That&#8217;s it. These are the vital steps to clear Quick Access history, pin folders in Access, remove and disable quick access from Windows system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this guide we will show you How To Clear Quick Access And Recent File And Folders In Windows. Recently Windows 10 introduced a new feature in File Explorer called Quick Access. 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