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choose “Remove from Quick access.” That frequently used item

disappears and won’t reappear, even if you use it all the time.

In either case, you haven’t actually removed anything from your
PC; you’ve just unhitched its alias from the navigation pane.

Rearrange the icons by dragging them up or down in the list.
Release the mouse when the black horizontal line lands in the
desired new location.

Note
Windows can’t sort this list alphabetically.

Adjust the width of the pane by dragging the vertical divider bar
right or left.

Tip

If you drag carefully, you can position the divider bar just to the right of the disk and folder icons,
thereby hiding their names almost completely. Some people find it a tidier look; you can always
identify the folder names by pointing to them without clicking.

Make “Quick access” stop listing the folders and files you use
often. In a File Explorer window, click the Ribbon’s View tab.
Click Options to open the Folder Options window. Turn off “Show

recently used files in Quick access” or “Show frequently used
folders in Quick access” to make it stop tracking your file and
folder use, respectively. Click OK.

You’re still free to pin stuff there yourself, if you like; it’s just that
Windows will no longer add things it sees you using often.