Windows 10 File Explorer – Where are Quick Access shortcuts stored

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I searched for a means to import my old Windows 7 Windows Explorer Favorites into the new File Explorer Quick Access of Windows 10.

I read many posts about the differences between them regarding their functions (pinning of folders in Quick Access) but after all that, I wonder if there is a location where these shortcuts are stored (such as C:\User\AppData…).

I work on a network and have saved many shortcuts in the Windows 7 favorites. I've had to change my computer which now runs with Windows 10.

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As far as I know, they were stored here: %USERPROFILE%\Links

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Windows 7 – Fast Methods for Navigating Frequently Used Folders

I use Autohotkey for a magnitude of things, navigation to my frequently visited folders being one of them.

The language can get quite complicated, but when doing basic things like this, it's fairly straightforward on how to add new hotkeys.

Example, open your Windows directory:

^!w::Run C:\WINDOWS

this would allow me to open explorer to C:\Windows by pressing Ctrl + Alt + w. You can make a multitude of these, just make a duplicate line in your AHK script and modify the hotkey sequence and directory:

^!w::Run C:\WINDOWS
^!s::Run C:\WINDOWS\System32
^0::Run C:\

A great overview of how to make hotkeys is here in the Hotkey Documentation. Feel free to email me for any extended discussion on AHK, if you don't feel like posting a bunch of questions!

Windows 10 – Where Are Quick Access Settings Stored?

The Quick Access items are stored in this file:

%appdata%\microsoft\windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\f01b4d95cf55d32a.automaticDestinations-ms

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