When you open your Google Drive you won’t see the new files on the top instead, you will see recently-opened or recently-edited files at Quick Access Shortcut.
This feature was introduced three years ago, many users liked it and others see it as annoying and take up precious screen real estate. Fortunately, you can easily disable the Quick Access shortcut from any device.
Let’s see how to disable the Quick Access Shortcuts in Google Drive on the Google Drive web interface, and the Google Drive apps for iPhone and Android.
how to Hide Quick Access in Google Drive?
On the Web Interface
- Open your browser and head to ” drive.google.com”
- you will see the usual interface of Google Drive and the Quick Access Shortcuts on the top.
- To disable it, click on the settings gear icon up in the top-right corner of the window.
- Choose ” Settings”.
- Find the “Quick Access” feature and uncheck the box next to “Make relevant files handy when you need them.”
- Hit “Done” at the top of that pop-up window and then refresh the page.
In the iPhone App
- If you are ab iPhone user, open up the Google Drive app and tap on the menu button in the top-left corner of the screen.
- Select “Settings” at the bottom.
- Tap on “Quick Access”.
- Tap on the toggle switch next to “Enable Quick Access” to disable it.
In the Android App
- For Android users you can do it easier, open up the Google Drive app, and tap on the menu button in the top-left corner.
- Scroll all the way down and select “Settings”.
- Tap on the toggle switch next to “Enable Quick Access” to disable it.
That’s all.
