How to Disable “Quick Access” Section in Google Drive Web and Mobile App

The popular cloud storage service Google Drive has recently introduced a new feature called “Quick Access”. This feature is very similar to Windows 10’s Quick Access feature which enables you quickly get access to more frequent files that you used recently. Google introduced this feature in September, 2016 as an effort to enhance Drive usability. Quick Access feature uses A.I. and Machine Learning to understand which documents you are going to open next and present them on top of your Folders and Files of Drive as shortcut. Your Drive activity, behavior everything is tracked to predict Quick files.

According to Google, it “saves 50 percent off the average time it takes to get to the right file by eliminating the need to search for it.” At first, this feature was only exclusive to G Suite users with Drive App for Android and iOS. Eventually Google enabled it for general public. However this was not available for Web version of Google Drive until now.

Anyway, this feature might be annoying too where privacy is a big concern, such as in a place where you are working with your teammates and Quick Access showing your private or sensitive files. Or you keep such kind of files where this feature does not make any sense for you. So here I’ll show you how to remove Quick Access from Google Drive on both Drive App and Web (in desktop browser).

Way to Remove Quick Access from Google Drive Web

  1. Go to drive.google.com from your desktop browser.
  2. Click on Settings Icon from top-right side. Then click Settings.
  3. A Settings Pop-up will come up. Look for the Quick Access section that says “Make relevant files handy when you need them.”
  4. Uncheck this option.
  5. Click Done from top-right corner and refresh your browser to see changes. It should be gone.

Turning Off Quick Access in Google Drive Mobile App (both iOS and Android)

  1. Open the Drive App.

2. Tap on Hamburger Icon from top-left corner.

3. Tap Settings from lower area.

4. Look for Enable Quick Access section that says “Get suggestions for time relevant files that you may want to open. Adds a section at the top of My Drive.”

5. Turn it off.

You have done removing this shortcut section on your phone’s Drive app.

Anytime you what this feature back, just go to the Settings, do the same and turn it on.

Author: 

Jaber is a Programmer and Tech Enthusiast Geek from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is the founder and Chief-Editor of TechGainer. While he is away from his keyboard, either he's fishing or messing with wildlife. In case, you can contact him at rijans[at]techgainer[dot]com.

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  • This worked for me (hiding Quick Access on the web app). It was taking up too much space on the page. Thanks.

  • Thank you for this! Another scenario is that it takes up 1/3 of the screen real estate on my chromebook-if what I am not looking for is not displayed in quick access it becomes mechanically very difficult to find what I need. I wish they would let us just collapse the quick access section..

  • Hi, Just an fyi: the Quick Access setting is called "suggestions" in my GD settings, in the free version. Likely why I couldn't find it initially! Thanks for your post!

  • It is true that sometime this feature will be harmful for our privacy. Today i go through your article and turned off this feature. Thank you so much.

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