Any way to re-arrange shortcuts in File Explorer's Quick Access toolbar?


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Does anyone know of any way -- maybe, a freeware tool or something -- that would allow the shortcuts in File Explorer's Quick Access toolbar to be re-arranged?

F.Y.I. I'm using Win11 whose File Explorer has been tweaked back to the Win10 version.

Thanks!

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mwidunn said:
Does anyone know of any way that would allow the shortcuts in File Explorer's Quick Access toolbar to be re-arranged?
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Remove all of them..., then add them, one at a time, in the order you wish them to appear.
 

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So, your answer would be . . . : no?
 

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mwidunn said:
So, your answer would be . . . : no?
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My answer is:
you can (re)arrange them by removing all...

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... then adding the desired ones, one at a time..., doing so in the order you wish them to appear on the bar...

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Edwin said:
My answer is: you can (re)arrange them by removing all, then adding the desired ones, one at a time, doing so in the order you wish them to appear on the bar.
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Thank you, I appreciate it.
But, I already knew that I could do this. I don't want to, though. I was wondering if there were any way, like we can re-arrange pinned items in Taskbar.
So, . . . Is your answer to my question: "no"?
 

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mwidunn said:
Thank you, I appreciate it.
But, I already knew that I could do this. I don't want to, though. I was wondering if there were any way, like we can re-arrange pinned items in Taskbar.
So, . . . Is your answer to my question: "no"?
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- so you've got the same answer to this post on tenforums and elevenforum..

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Does anyone know of any way -- maybe, a freeware tool -- that would allow the shortcuts in File Explorer's Quick Access toolbar to be re-arranged? F.Y.I. I'm using Win11 whose File Explorer has been tweaked back to the Win10 version. Thanks!
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- although my answer there was never acknowledged.

Personally I can't think I've ever really used QuickAccess.. and if you want a way to reorganise shortcuts, there are plenty of other options.
 

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