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I am trying to completely remove every trace of this "Google Drive" folder on my computer (the folder is deleted) but upon resetting Quick access to default by deleting this file "C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\f01b4d95cf55d32a.automaticDestinations-ms" it gets re-pinned to Quick access despite not existing.

I uninstalled the google drive application a while ago

Tommaso
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Google has finally added a setting in Drive for this. In 'Preferences' click the gear to get to 'Settings' and there will be a toggle right under the drive letter dropdown.

Google Drive Settings

JCB
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As long as Google Drive is installed, it will renew this icon every time that it starts up, which is normally after the login. To get rid of it permanently, you need change the permissions on Quick Access so it cannot be modified, as described below.

This manipulation will freeze the Quick Access so Google Drive cannot modify it, but this will also block any other program and also yourself. You will need to be undo it whenever you need to modify Quick access.

  • Remove the icon from Quick access
  • Navigate to %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations
  • Right-click the folder named f01b4d95cf55d32a.automaticDestinations-ms
  • Select Properties
  • Go to the Security tab
  • Click the Edit button
  • At the top half of the dialog, under "Group or user names", click "Administrators"
  • At the bottom half of the dialog, check "Deny" next to "Write"
  • Do the same for your own user account
  • Press OK to close all windows.

To undo, uncheck "Deny".

harrymc
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