Group on the General tab of the Folder Options dialog box. Right-click or long-press the item and then click Unpin from Quick Access on the shortcut menu.ĭrag items up or down the list as needed.Ĭhoose File, Change Folder and Search Options and uncheck the Show Recently Used Files in Quick Access check box in the Privacy The item and then click Pin to Quick Access on the shortcut menu. To keep a particular file or folder in Quick Access, select it and thenĬhoose Home, Clipboard, Pin to Quick Access. Here's how to customize the Quick Access view:Īdd an item. As its name suggests, the point of Quick Access is to give you rapidĪccess to the files and folders you need, so you'll likely want to customize its contents to suit your needs. The Quick Access view appears at the top of the Navigation pane in File Explorer To hideīoth panes, click the button for the pane that's currently displayed.Ĭlick this button to display the Details pane on the right side of the File Explorer window instead of the Preview pane. The Preview Pane button works as an option button pair with the Details Paneīutton: Turning Preview Pane on turns Details Pane off, and vice versa. Needed to reach the current folder Show All Folders, which controls whether the Navigation pane displays all folders automatically or Show Libraries, whichĬontrols whether the libraries appear in the Navigation pane.Ĭlick this button to display the Preview pane on the right side of the File Explorer window instead of the Details pane. You can then click Navigation Pane to turn off the display of the Navigation paneĪltogether, or click one of the other three commands to enable or disable it: Expand to Open Folder, which controls whether the Navigation pane expands the folders Tab of the Ribbon to display its contents and choosing settings in the Panes group.Ĭlick this button to display the Navigate Pane drop-down menu. You can change the layout in File Explorer to suit your needs.

Important, which to hide and by choosing folder and search options. You can do this in several ways: by changing the layout in FileĮxplorer by sorting and grouping items by choosing which items to show and, more To get quickly to the files you want, you'll likely need Until you change it, File Explorer opens with a default view that presumably pleased some Customizing How File Explorer Looks and Works

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