Inside the previously created TempQA folder, all of Quick Access has now been successfully backed up into this folder.Ħ. Robocopy %appdata%\microsoft\windows\recent\automaticdestinations "C:\TempQA"ĥ. Next, open an elevated command prompt window and enter the following command. On the root of your C:\ drive, create a new folder called TempQA.Ĥ. This file path is hidden in Windows, even if Windows Explorer is enabled to show hidden files and folders.ģ. Doing so will immediately reset Windows Quick Access, restoring it back to default and causing you to lose all current Quick Access settings.ī. It is important that you do NOT edit or add files to this file location. %appdata%\microsoft\windows\recent\automaticdestinationsĪ. Enter the following path into the prompt and click OK.
On the primary computer with the Quick Access to be backed up, press the Windows Key + R to open Run.Ģ.
Steps 1 and 2 are purely informational, they are not required to backup and restore Quick Access.ġ. This guide is written for Windows 10 1809. Luckily, a few steps can copy over all of these settings to your brand-new computer. If you are an avid user of Quick Access, you’ll know that moving to a new computer can be tough as there isn’t a friendly Windows-official way to export these settings. These are folders and files that Windows Explorer recognizes that you use often or recently. Next, you have your Frequent folders and Recent files. You can pin folders to this area so they are readily available whenever you open Windows Explorer. In the picture above, you will notice that in the left-hand pane is your typical “quick access”. Every time you open a Windows Explorer window, you’ll find Quick Access in three places. Introduced in Windows 7, the Windows Explorer Quick Access is an option that allows users to pin folders as well as see recent history in Windows Explorer.Ĭhances are you’ve been using Quick Access without even knowing it.
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