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Bulk Rename Utility: Free File Rename Utility for Windows. Bulk Rename Utility allows you to easily batch rename files and folders based upon many flexible. Customize renamed Quick Access folders · Right-click on it, and go to Properties. · Next, choose the Customize option. · Under the folder icons. This has already been fixed right? You just right click on the Quick Access Link in question, go to properties, then change the name/description.
 
 

How to Use Windows 10 Quick Access

 
This thread is archived. You can do that in the registry. Or with Aero Tweaker. Without changing the name of the actual folder? If you rename the folders in quick access, it renames the actual folder. A work around is to create a symlinked dummy folder which is . Jul 15,  · This is quite a tedious method, but it works to give unique names i.e. rename folders pinned to Quick Access. Maybe some day, Microsoft will improve Quick Access feature and add native ability to rename pinned items. As of this writing, the most recent Windows 10 build does not come with the ability to rename Quick Access pinned items. Mar 28,  · In Windows 10, with the Quick Access bar, we’re able to add the Document Library links to the list, but can’t rename them. This won’t work for our users since the names of those libraries are all the same. In effect, the user running Windows 10 would see 5 „Documents” links that point to 5 different SharePoint Document Libraries.

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I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Shiella Sto Moderator. Hi, To answer your query, you can refer on this link. How satisfied are you with this reply? Mozley 1. I like the Library workaround but I’ve hit another snag.

If I try to do this with a network location, it won’t let me add it to a library because I can’t index it. Any ideas how I can get around this? Friday, November 10, PM. Create a folder on your hard drive for shares. Create another folder in the above share. Link the Library to this folder. Delete the folder. Use the mklink in an elevated command prompt to make a symbolic link.

Name the link the same as the folder you created above. Now you have non-indexed UNC path as a library. Edited by zaroyu Friday, November 10, PM clarity. This problem is one of the main reasons why I prefer using FreeCommander instead of the Windows Explorer.

Of course this doesn’t help if you want to open something from inside Excel etc. Really cumbersome, I know. Tuesday, November 14, AM. Click Next, and select „Choose a custom network location”, click Next. For me the Browse button on the right brings up some stupid dysfunctional window, so just type or paste in the address of the network folder you want the shortcut to open to sorry I’m not going to explain how to figure that out here – if you are unsure look elsewhere – click Next.

Read the fantastical box telling you that you have successfully created a network location and shortcut, Click Finish.

Place shortcuts to places and files! Expand the ‘Desktop’ under ‘This PC’ to see the folder, and click on it to see your shortcuts in the main window. Friday, November 17, AM. NTP66 Great solution! Libraries seem to have „group by” enabled by default. Tuesday, December 19, PM.

Tuesday, December 26, PM. Here is a work-around that was successful remote machine is Windows 7 , at least for my purposes: 1 On remote machine, right-click the target directory and select Advanced Sharing. Friday, January 5, PM. Thanks so much for taking time to post this.

It works great for what I wanted!! Saturday, January 13, PM. On some of my short Quick Access shortcuts, I can right-click on it, go to Properties, and change the name right there on the General tab. But a most recent location I added to the quick access won’t let me do that. Thursday, January 25, PM. Friday, February 23, AM. Thursday, March 1, PM.

Monday, March 5, AM. I think its kind of ridiculous that we have to map the library first as a network drive and name it how we like, then pin it to Quick Access. To train users on how to perform these steps is a headache.

Any tech savvy person can do this easily but outside of that people do not like taking all of these steps and are confused. Wednesday, March 14, PM. This still changes the name of the original folder. And this workaround only works for a small number of libraries. We’ll have users that have more libraries to connect to than the alphabet would allow! We have dozens of project sites with the same template used, so all document libraries have the same logical and URL name.

As of the latest release of Win 10 updates, renaming items in Quick Access still renames the original folder. Workarounds won’t be marked as an answer ;. This has already been fixed right? This should update the description of the quick access link. Thursday, March 15, PM. Did everything in this tutorial to tame quick access but it seems to not want to let go of my downloads folder. Craig Lambie says:. September 9, at am.

I am a big fan of Quick Access. At the moment it is a massive scroll to the top…. Any ideas? Pin Quick Access to the top haha. Chris Harshman says:. February 2, at am.

December 11, at am. Keith Le says:. November 13, at am. Quick Access is uncomfortable to use. Thanks your tip. Gaurav khurana says:. August 24, at pm. Clicking on clear does not clear all the items appearing under the Quick menu. Popeye Theophilus Barrnumb says:. August 21, at pm. In Win 7, it was added immediately when you accessed it.

Win 10 apparently uses some kind of algorithm that is VERY irritating. It seems to be based on how many times you access the folder. I would also like a few more items in the list — right now it is set at 4. Darkmatter Synthesis says:. August 13, at pm. Is there a way to limit the number of items quick access shows? I have it set up the way I like but it adds in 2 additional folders. Aleex says:. August 10, at pm. Yahya Atiya says:. April 18, at am. Like the QA bar but hated that it added things in automatically based on what IT thought was important.

Dr Why says:. March 10, at am. Kasper Fredenslund says:. December 22, at am. Thomas Sisson says:. September 21, at pm. I often come to these pages after doing a web search in the hopes of being able to do something I have not figured out. Common sense things like those mentioned in the comments below and just changing the sort order. There is no way to tell which folder is located on which drive without clicking it. Once you rename the target folder, it becomes clear.

Unfortunately, sometimes you cannot rename the target folder as it can be in use by other apps and services. The Quick Access location does not offer an option to rename pinned items:. See the following screenshot:. The mklink command will create a symbolic link to the folder you want to pin to Quick Access but this symbolic link will be stored with a new name inside the „Pinned Folders” directory. So in my case, I should execute the following commands:. The result will be as follows:.

This is quite a tedious method, but it works to give unique names i. Maybe some day, Microsoft will improve Quick Access feature and add native ability to rename pinned items. As of this writing, the most recent Windows 10 build does not come with the ability to rename Quick Access pinned items.

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Feb 14,  · When I pin folder locations to the Quick Access list in Windows 10, I am seeking the option to be able to rename them. I used to do this in Windows 8 Favorites list. But when I try to do this in Windows 10, I am forced to actually change the name of the actual folder, which I do not want to do. Aug 28,  · The directory I want to pin, is, for example: C:Program FilesMozillaFirefox. During my process, I rename Mozilla to Mozilla_Andy, Mozilla_, and such like. Good ole Links didn’t care. With Windows 10, however, though I have installed a new directory in its old place, the Quick Access updates the path to „help me”. I’m a big boy now. This thread is archived. You can do that in the registry. Or with Aero Tweaker. Without changing the name of the actual folder? If you rename the folders in quick access, it renames the actual folder. A work around is to create a symlinked dummy folder which is .