Reset and Clear Quick Access Pinned Folders in File Explorer [Windows]

After moving your files from your home drive or department drive to either OneDrive, Teams, or Sharepoint, you may notice that Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc) are operating slowly. This article has instructions to help you fix that issue.

 

1. Open file explorer and click or tap on the icon to the left in the address bar. Copy and paste %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations into the address bar, and press enter.

Shows file explorer with file path


2. Delete (Ctrl+D) the f01b4d95cf55d32a.automaticDestinations-ms file in the AutomaticDestinations folder. Shows app data location