How to prevent Quick Access pinning folders automatically

Question

Quick access is pinning all recently used folders without me manually taking action in the normal way. All the fixes online detail how to prevent recently used folders that are not pinned pinned showing in the side pane. This is not the issue. Currently I can see pinned folders and then recently used folders below them. Seeing recently used folders in the side pane is very helpful, I just don't want them to be pinned without me choosing them. I would like to maintain the status quo and see my pinned folders, and then the recently used, non-pinned folders below, as it has been for years. TIA p.s. the tags field required for this question submission is BS. No obvious tags recognised. Anti-user.

Answer 1

Hello there, In File Explorer, on the View ribbon, click Options. On the resulting dialog in the Privacy section at the bottom of the General tab, turn off the option to show recently used folders to Quick Access Save that setting, then unpin any folders you do not want to appear in Quick Access. Hope this resolves your Query !! --If the reply is helpful, please Upvote and Accept it as an answer--

Answer 2

I did have this problem in the past and it turns out that the pinned folders are just a bug in the display. The folders aren't really pinned because they will get reset at some point. If you open a new explorer window they might not be pinned at all in this new one. Really annoying to have the display wrong but the functionality seems to works correctly