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Quick Access Missing From File Explorer: 3 Quick Fixes

Find out what to do if Quick Access disappeared from your PC

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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The Quick Access feature inWindows 10provides a convenient way to access your frequently opened folders and recently opened files.

While some may find it distracting, it is a handyfeaturefor many. However, some users have reported that their Quick Access section is deleted or files missing from their Quick Access section in theMicrosoft Community Forums.

I accidentally removed a file used daily from the Recent Files section of Quick Access. I’d like to have it back in the Recent Files section to make it easily accessible, but opening and closing it does not return it there. Is there a way to allow this file back in Quick Access or is it forever banished?

Here are a couple of ways to restore the missing Quick Access folder inWindows 10.

What do I do if Quick Access is Missing?

1. Restore the Quick Access Folder

2. Reset Folders

3. Reset File Explorer from the Command Prompt

We hope you managed to fix the Quick Access missing issue on your PC and can use it properly now. If afolder is still missing, check the attributes.

Let us know how it went in the comments section below.

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Tashreef Shareef

Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.

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