Nothing is more painful then searching for a folder over and over and over. Whether daily, weekly, or ad hoc, this quick tip is a huge time saver for those of us who may not be as, er… organized, with our electronic filing system.
I use this for anything I need to have handy (ie. Expenses) and I don’t want to have to dig multiple folder levels for it.
Like your “Favorites” in Outlook, this will pin your “Favorite” folders to your Quick Access menu in File Explorer. From there its easy access to find or add documents to it. I use it when I download files and I want to quickly save them or move them to one of the Quick Access folders. Its also really handy if you need to begin uploading a lot of files.
You can pin the folder in a few ways.
In file explorer, search for the folder you want to pin and then go to the Home tab at the top and click on the far-left icon “Pin to Quick Access”. You should see it populate under the starred Quick Access menu.
You can right click on the folder and then select “Pin to Quick Access” at the top of the action.
You can drag and drop the folder to “Quick Access” and it will add to the bar.
To remove the folder, just right click on the path under Quick Access and click “Unpin from Quick Access.”
