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Is it possible to change names of pinned folders WITHOUT changing the Quick access names in Explorer? I used to be able to do this in Win 7 (with its Explorer's Favorites).
I typically have one handy folder, such as Desktop\New Folder, where I put files which I copy or download. Therefore, I add "New Folder" to Quick access. However, once I change the name of this folder, eg. to "Holiday Pictures 2021", the name in the Quick access changes as well. This was not the case in Win 7. Is it possible to keep this "New Folder" name in Quick access, so that I can open another folder with the same name when I want to copy or download items/pictures?
Alternatively, I would have to unpin the old folder, open another one and pin this one again, and to do this again and again.
Thanks for the help!!!
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Thank you!! This seems to work. Thankfully, I won't have to do this over and over.
In this case, I think that having old Win 7 style Favorites in File Explorer was more convenient than Win 10 Quick access.
Hello, my name is Anderson Souza, I am an Independent Advisor and I hope I can help you with your problem today.
Yes, you can do what you want using a command line utility called mklink. At the link below you will find a well-illustrated step-by-step guide on how to proceed. Please let me know if you are in doubt about any procedure:
https://www.intowindows.com/how-to-rename-quick...
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