How to turn off quick access in Google Drive

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How to turn off quick access in google drive

People are always too lazy to search for something. Considering this, one of the best storage spaces, Google Drive, launched “Quick Access.” The Quick Access or Suggestion section in Google Drive will show the new files you just opened. To get rid of privacy issues, you must turn off Quick Access on Google Drive and prevent your files from easy access.

Let’s dive deep to learn more about Quick Access in Google Drive and how to turn it off on your PC, Android, and iOS mobiles. We will also look at how to turn it back on.

Case-1: On a PC

To turn off quick access to Google Drive on a PC, we must follow the steps below.

  • Open Google Drive on Chrome or any other browser on your desktop.
  • Find the gear-shaped ‘Settings’ icon at the top right of the Google Drive home page.
  • Click on it and select the “Settings” tab from the drop-down menu.
turn off quick access in google drive
  • This will open up the ‘Settings’ pop-up box.
  • Find the ‘Suggestions’ option and navigate to it.
  • You can see a checkbox saying, “ Make relevant files handy when you need them.” 
  • Turn off the checkbox and hit the “Done” button.
how do i turn off quick access in google drive
  • You might still see the “Quick Access” area on the Google Drive page.
  • Sometimes, the “Quick Access” area doesn’t disappear instantly.
  • Refresh the Google Drive page using the shortcut ‘CTRL+R’ to turn off Quick Access.
  • Now, your “Quick Drive” area will disappear.

Case-2: On Android Mobile

Follow the below steps

  • Open the Google Drive app on your Android mobile.
  • Tap on the ‘Hamburger Icon’ in the top-left corner of your screen.
  • Tap on the settings or the gear icon.
  • Look for the ‘Enable Quick Access’ section, which says, “Get suggestions for time-relevant files that you may want to open. Adds a section at the top of My Drive.”
  • Turn off that option.

You have removed the “Quick Access” area in Google Drive on Android mobile.

Case-3: On IOS Mobile

Follow the below steps

  • Open the Google Drive app on your IOS mobile.
  • Tap on the ‘List’ icon in the top-left corner of your screen.
  • Tap on the ‘Settings’ icon.
  • Locate the ‘Enable Quick Access’ section, which says, “Get suggestions for time-relevant files that you may want to open. This adds a section at the top of My Drive.”
  • Turn off that option.

You have removed the “Quick Access” area in Google Drive on the IOS mobile.

FAQs

What is quick access on Google Drive?

Google introduced Quick Access as a new feature in Google Drive to enhance Its usability. The feature surfaces the relevant documents to the user on the Drive page.

Google Drive’s Quick Access feature is very similar to Windows 10’s Quick Access feature. It enables you to quickly access the most frequent and recently used files. The Quick Access feature tracks your Google Drive’s activity and behavior to predict quick files.

In Google Drive, you can find the Quick Access files at the top of your page. Quick Access is featured on the web app as well as Android and IOS mobile applications.

How to delete files from Google Drive quick access

If you want to delete any file from quick access on Google Drive, you can easily do so using the below steps.

  1. Navigate to the Quick Access section on Google Drive.
  2. Select the file that you want to remove or delete.
  3. Right-click on the file and choose the Remove option to delete that file.
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And Voila! You can turn off quick access in Google Drive with ease and also enable them back by simply following the above instructions!