[Windows] Cryptomator keeps adding shortcuts to File Explorer quick access area

infeo · February 7, 2025, 3:47pm

This is a known problem caused by standby/shutdown without locking all vaults, see

Windows: Quick access items added twice

opened 08:23AM - 24 Sep 24 UTC

type:bug os:windows misc:integration

### Please agree to the following - [X] I have searched [existing issues](htt…ps://github.com/cryptomator/cryptomator/issues?q=) for duplicates - [X] I agree to follow this project's [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/cryptomator/cryptomator/blob/develop/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) ### Summary The same unlocked vault gets displayed twice ### What software is involved? - Operating System: Windows 11 23H2 - Cryptomator: 1.14.0 Since the "add to Windows quick access bar" option was enabled by default in new v.1.14, I've noticed that my Explorer pane is full of *five* previously unlocked vaults: 2 of them are the same vault (path), but appear twice; moreover, such items persist even if vaults are locked/unmounted (or Cryptomator terminated) and I can't figure how to remove them from quick access bar (if possible). ### Volume Type WinFsp (Local Drive) ### Steps to Reproduce 1. Mount and unlock a vault ### Expected Behavior Perhaps Cryptomator should remove automatically a quick access item as soon as the vault gets locked? Obviously, a user has no interest in wasting the little precious pane space with vaults that are not existant anymore or rarely accessed (my 5th vault, for example, is a test vault... does it make sense having it in the q.a. bar?). ### Actual Behavior See above. ### Reproducibility Always ### Relevant Log Output _No response_ ### Anything else? Workaround is to reboot your system. (_Reboot_, not shutdown and turn on again)

Fix is to reboot your device (no shutdown and turn on again).

You can also deactivate the quick access feature in the Cryptomator preferences: