Can’t Unpin Folder From Quick Access? Get It Fixed Now!

Unable to Unpin Folders From Quick Access

File Explorer’s quick access makes it easier to find the desired folders, shared libraries, and channels. Also, if you do not want to see a folder in quick access, you have the option to unpin it. However, in some cases, you are unable to remove folder from quick access. Here is a true example:

“Remove from quick access not working. I recently purchased a new laptop and it was shipped with Windows 10. I'm still getting used to the changes, but for some reason, I cannot unpin my desktop from "Quick access". All other folders work normally, but the desktop won't budge. Ideas?”answers.microsoft.com

If you are struggling with this annoying issue, you can keep reading to get several useful solutions.

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How to Fix if You Can’t Unpin Folder From Quick Access

Fix 1. Clear File Explorer History

Clearing File Explorer deletes the information Windows saved about the files and folders you use. It is a method that is proven to be effective in addressing the “can’t unpin folder from quick access” issue. How to do that?

Step 1. Press the Windows + E key combination to open File Explorer.

Step 2. Right-click the Quick access option, and then select Options from the context menu.

Step 3. Under the General tab, click the Clear button next to Clear File Explorer history.

Step 4. After that, check if the unwanted folder is still displayed in quick access. If yes, right-click it and click Unpin from Quick access, then check if it can be removed successfully.

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Fix 2. Clear the AutomaticDestinations Folder

The AutomaticDestinations folder is a hidden directory in the Windows operating system that stores information about users’ quick access to folders. Clearing the files stored in this folder may resolve the problem. Here are the major steps.

Step 1. In File Explorer, navigate to this location:

C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations

Step 2. Press the Ctrl + A keyboard shortcut to select all files in the folder. Next, right-click on them and select Delete.

Fix 3. Delete Temporary Files

According to user experience, deleting temporary files also works for the problem of “remove from quick access not working”. You can have a try by referring to the steps below.

Step 1. Press the Windows + R key combination to bring up the run window.

Step 2. In the pop-up window, type %temp% and press Enter.

Step 3. Next, select all temporary files and delete them. Finally, check if all unwanted folders can be removed from quick access.

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Wrapping Things Up

All in all, if you can’t unpin folder from quick access, consider applying the approaches above. Suppose you need to recover deleted files, MiniTool Power Data Recovery is the ideal file recovery service.

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