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Exclude .mp3 files from Frequent Database.
kunkel321 > 2020-11-04 12:57
I listen to a play list all day, so mostly what shows up in my "Frequent Files" list is .mp3 files. I really don't want to access them. It would be great if I could exclude those from the list. -
RE: Exclude .mp3 files from Frequent Database.
joeNOR > 2020-11-04 13:58
Can't you just do that in Windows?
Right-click, "Remove from Quick Access", or did I misunderstand the question?
regards,
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RE: Exclude .mp3 files from Frequent Database.
kunkel321 > 2020-11-04 15:35
(2020-11-04 13:58)joeNOR Wrote: Can't you just do that in Windows?
Right-click, "Remove from Quick Access", or did I misunderstand the question?
regards,
joeNOR
Thanks for the reply. I did find your recommendation via google search also. If I click on one or more .mp3 files though, I don't see that option. Below is a list of what is in the contact menu. (This might be because I'm not an Admin of my computer... not sure)
Open
Add to Windows Media Player list Play with Windows Media Player a Share with Skype
Cast to Device
View online Version history Always keep on this device Free up space
Scan with Windows Defender...
Open with >
Directory Opus Archives >
Give access to >
Restore previous versions
Send to >
Cut
Copy
Create shortcut
Delete
Rename
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RE: Exclude .mp3 files from Frequent Database.
joeNOR > 2020-11-04 16:23
I don't use Quick Access on my main computers, and I switch off "Show recently/Show frequently" under Options.
(Btw, I also use Directory Opus).
But, I logged in on one of my lab computers with a non-admin/regular user.
Started File Explorer, clicked on Quick Access in the left window, there were some folders and files in the right hand window, right-clicked on a file and there was a choice there for "Remove from Quick Access".
Selected that and the file was gone.
Sorry, but I don't know why you don't get that choice.
Regards,
joeNOR
You have to this in the Quick Access view, not on the file in the folder were it is stored. -
RE: Exclude .mp3 files from Frequent Database.
Jean Lalonde > 2020-11-04 17:26
Hi,
> It would be great if I could exclude those from the list.
Yes this could be done, if there is not already a way to do it using existing Windows options.
I've seen this page on how to exclude a specific file or folder from the "Recent Items" (the system folder used to populate the Frequent/Recent menus in QAP as well as the Windows Quick Access menus): How to Hide a Specific File or Folder from Quick access in Windows 10
But, as I understand it (I've never used it myself), this only exclude files one at a time. Unless excluding a folder would also exclude all files under this folder (and subfolders)? This would have to be tested.
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RE: Exclude .mp3 files from Frequent Database.
kunkel321 > 2020-11-04 18:12
Ah ha... I was navigating straight to the music folder and trying to unpin things from there.
JUst now I (instead) opened Windows Explorer and opened the actual Quick Access folder. From there, if I right-click, I do see the option to unpin. I just unpinned the entire music folder. Then I flushed the "recent" databased. I'll post tomorrow and let you guys know if if worked!
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RE: Exclude .mp3 files from Frequent Database.
kunkel321 > 2020-11-05 11:51
Strange thing here....
https://i.imgur.com/w5yzt1N.png
Yesterday I tried right clicking the Music folder and removing it from 'QUick access.' that didn't seem to work, so I then manually removed most of the individual mp3 files from the 'Recent files' part of the window (you can see that I stopped when I got to Elvis).
I am again listenting to my playlist. The excluded mp3s are still excluded from the 'recent' list in Windows Explorer (as you can see in the screenshot) but they are reappearing in QAP. The 'Frequent' items are visibile above, and the QAP Recent Files is here below:
screenshot2
No worries, To tell the truth I probably won't use the Frequent/Recent menus much anyway...
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RE: Exclude .mp3 files from Frequent Database.
Jean Lalonde > 2020-11-05 16:32
Hi,
> Yesterday I tried right clicking the Music folder and removing it from 'QUick access.'
Did you also flush the QAP database? This is needed to test the QAP Frequent and Recent menus with only new content from the Windows Recent items system foldeer.
In "Options, Database", click the "Flush Frequent items from database" button.
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RE: Exclude .mp3 files from Frequent Database.
kunkel321 > 2020-11-06 12:36
Strange, I thought that I had replied to this yesterday, but I guess not.
Anyway, I did flush the database. Today I'm listening to my playlist again with those mp3 songs that I "Removed from Quick access" via right-clicking in Windows Explorer.
They are definitely appearing in QAP in the "Frequent Files" and "Recent Files." However they are not appearing in Windows Quick access (as expected).
I think that maybe QAP doesn't recognize when items have been excluded from the Windows Quick access(?)
Perhaps someone else can test this by excluding some music files, then seeing if they continue to appear in the QAP menus....
Anyway, This is a low-priority need for me. It's not likely that I would access files this way very often anyhow.
Thanks again -- Steve.
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RE: Exclude .mp3 files from Frequent Database.
Jean Lalonde > 2020-11-06 12:49
>I think that maybe QAP doesn't recognize when items have been excluded from the Windows Quick access(?)
This is true. If the MP3 files still appear in the Windows "Recent Items" folder even if excluded from "Quick Access", QAP will still collect them.
This could finally become a wishlist item for a QAP future release. -
RE: Exclude .mp3 files from Frequent Database.
Jean Lalonde > 2020-11-06 15:49
Reviewing the existing items in the wishlist, I added your +1 to this existing item:
https://forum.quickaccesspopup.com/showt...hp?tid=310 -
RE: Exclude .mp3 files from Frequent Database.
Jean Lalonde > 2020-12-02 18:40
This was added to v11.1.
More precisely, the *.MP/ files can be excluded from the Frequent Files and Recent Files menu. They will still be collected in the QAP_Frequent.DB allowing, for example, to review the most frequently used files in the "Add Multiple Favorites" dialog box.