Adjust the Database behind Recent files and folders
Channel: AUTOHOTKEY Gurus
Date: 22/07/2021

TLDR: Quick Access Popup is a customizable tool that simplifies access to frequently used folders and files in Windows.

1. 00:00 📂 Quick Access in Windows uses a database to show recent and frequent folders and files, and Quick Access Popup creates submenus for easy access.
 1.1 Learn about the dynamic recent folders and how they are stored in Quick Access Popup, including the useful submenu that presents recently used content.
 1.2 Quick Access in Windows shows recent and frequent folders and files based on a database that collects information from the Recent Items folder in Windows and applications.
 1.3 Quick Access Popup processes information about recent folders to create convenient sub menus for easy access.

2. 02:38 📁 Quick Access Popup automatically adds frequently used folders and files to its menu, customizable by enabling or disabling the database option.
 2.1 Quick Access Popup automatically adds recently used folders and files to its menu, with the number of items displayed customizable.
 2.2 You can control the content of frequent folders in quick access pop up by enabling or disabling the database option, which checks the recent items folders every 60 seconds by default.

3. 04:42 📋 Customize your Quick Access Popup menu by setting the top 10 frequent items and maximum database size.
 3.1 Customize the frequent menu items by setting the number of days to show the top 10 items used in that time period.
 3.2 Quick Access Popup menu can be customized to show recent items and the maximum size of the database can be set to three megs.

4. 06:47 💾 Storing 3 megs in SQL is efficient.
 4.1 Storing 3 megs of information in a SQL database is small and efficient in today's day and age.

5. 07:25 💻 Quick Access Popup is a customizable tool that allows users to easily access frequently used folders and files.
 5.1 Quick Access Popup allows users to adjust settings, flush the database, and view the content of the database using SQLite and DB Browser for SQLite.
 5.2 The frequent folders and files appear in the database with a number of times they have been accessed, and can be easily opened from the submenu.

6. 09:41 🔍 Keep track of frequently accessed files and folders by using the access tracking tool.
 6.1 The tool tracks how many times a file or folder is accessed, which can be useful for identifying frequently used items.
 6.2 You can add frequently used folders to your main menu or sub menu using the add multiple favorites command.

7. 11:31 🔍 Exclude unwanted files and folders from recent/frequent menus and customize their appearance in Windows by adding exclusions and limiting the number of items shown.
 7.1 You can exclude files and folders from the recent or frequent menus by selecting the exclusions option in the options menu and adding the path of the folders or extensions of the files you don't want to see.
 7.2 You can customize the appearance of frequent and recent items menus by limiting the number of items and shortening long paths to only show the last three subfolders.

8. 13:14 💻 Quick Access Pop-up simplifies shortcut creation and saves time.
 8.1 Quick Access Pop-up is a tool that eliminates the need for programming and saves time in building and checking shortcuts.


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