How To: Add a Nested Folder to your File Explorer

Summary

Steps for adding a nested folder to your file explorer. Sometimes this is required if you don't have access to the parent folder in the file system and only need access to a folder inside of a parent folder.

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Title: How To: Add a Nested Folder to your File Explorer

Audience: Students, Staff / Faculty

Applies to: File Explorer

Category: Desktop, Mobile, and Printing Support

Prerequisites: Name of document that you would like to add
 

Problem: N/A
 

Description / Summary: Guide of adding a nested folder to your Quick Access toolbar within File Explorer.
 

 

  1. Go to your desktop and right click any open space that doesn’t have icons on it. Then click on New, then click on Shortcut.

  1. Now paste in the path that the technician provided you into the box that appears.

 

  1. Click Next, then chose a name for the shortcut and click on finish.

  2. Right Click on the newly made shortcut, then click on Pin to Quick Access.

 

  1. You will now have that folder appear in your file explorer.

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Article ID: 3417
Created
Thu 3/31/22 2:48 PM
Modified
Mon 1/29/24 5:14 PM