Where to find recent places

The Recent Folders location in Windows 10 has been thoroughly hidden. To add this location to the Quick Access menu, complete the following steps, in sequence. After these steps, you should be able to view the Recent folders entry on any instance of the File Explorer window opened, as illustrated below:.

The above instructions easily add an entry for Recent folders to the Quick Access menu. However, I find the most convenient access to Recent Places comes when opening and saving files. The following screen capture illustrates what you should see during the process of completing step 3 from above, just before the Recent folders open appears in the Quick Access menu.

For these cases, the following steps can be taken. Warning : This method is for more advanced users only. Create a system restore point and backup of the Windows registry before continuing.

This should underline the name. Then click on OK. Now we need to go back in to the Permissions, so right-click on ShellFolder and select Permissions. This time click on the Administrators Group in the list to highlight it, then click on the Full Control checkbox to tick it.

The click OK to close the window. In the right pane of the Registry Editor you will find an entry that says Attributes. Double-click it to open it. Change the number in the value field to then click OK. Repeat the steps for changing ownership and granting Full Control permissions, and editing the Attributes value. Recent Places now Recent Folders is a really handy feature that does save you lots of time if you work in many folders and have to keep revisiting them during your work day.

Luckily the folder is just hidden away, and it is well worth the effort to bring it back to your PC. Please let me know in the comments below whether you found this tip useful? See message. Friday, August 14, PM. This is a very very interesting information. Tuesday, September 22, PM. Thank you, in advance! Timothy Kline. Saturday, August 15, AM. Regards Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help, and unmark the answers if they provide no help.

Monday, August 17, AM. You're right, when saving a new file the recent items does not appear in the quick access menu. Monday, August 17, PM. Using the method here, I was able to pin "Recent Items". Recent Places is still missing - and it is different. Wednesday, August 19, AM. Your mileage may vary. Friday, August 21, PM. Edited by timd Tuesday, September 15, PM. Monday, September 14, PM. Edited by greenbeancounter Friday, November 6, PM.

Friday, November 6, PM. Tuesday, December 22, AM. It's there, finally!! Sunday, January 24, PM. This worked for me. Simple and straightforward! Many thanks. Wednesday, April 19, PM. Thursday, August 31, PM.