Feature: Display recent folders in the folders widget

src/Files.App/DataModels/NavigationControlItems/LocationItem.cs

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public bool IsExpanded
 
 		public bool IsInvalid { get; set; } = false;
 
+		public bool IsPinned => App.QuickAccessManager.Model.FavoriteItems.Contains(path);
 		public SectionType Section { get; set; }
 
 		public ContextMenuOptions MenuOptions { get; set; }

src/Files.App/DataModels/SidebarPinnedModel.cs

@@ -75,12 +75,7 @@ public int IndexOfItem(INavigationControlItem locationItem)
 			}
 		}
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Adds the item (from a path) to the navigation sidebar
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="path">The path which to save</param>
-		/// <returns>Task</returns>
-		public async Task AddItemToSidebarAsync(string path)
+		public async Task<LocationItem> CreateLocationItemFromPathAsync(string path)
 		{
 			var item = await FilesystemTasks.Wrap(() => DrivesManager.GetRootFromPathAsync(path));
 			var res = await FilesystemTasks.Wrap(() => StorageFileExtensions.DangerousGetFolderFromPathAsync(path, item));
@@ -130,6 +125,18 @@ public async Task AddItemToSidebarAsync(string path)
 				Debug.WriteLine($"Pinned item was invalid {res.ErrorCode}, item: {path}");
 			}
 
+			return locationItem;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Adds the item (from a path) to the navigation sidebar
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="path">The path which to save</param>
+		/// <returns>Task</returns>
+		public async Task AddItemToSidebarAsync(string path)
+		{
+			var locationItem = await CreateLocationItemFromPathAsync(path);
+
 			AddLocationItemToSidebar(locationItem);
 		}
 

src/Files.App/Filesystem/QuickAccessManager.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
 using Files.App.DataModels;
 using Files.App.ServicesImplementation;
+using Files.App.UserControls.Widgets;
 using Files.Shared.Extensions;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ public sealed class QuickAccessManager
 	{
 		public FileSystemWatcher? PinnedItemsWatcher;
 		public event FileSystemEventHandler? PinnedItemsModified;
+		public EventHandler<ModifyQuickAccessEventArgs>? UpdateFolderWidget;
 		public IQuickAccessService QuickAccessService { get; } = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IQuickAccessService>();
 
 		public SidebarPinnedModel Model;

src/Files.App/Helpers/WidgetsHelpers.cs

@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ public static class WidgetsHelpers
 
 		public static bool TryGetIsWidgetSettingEnabled<TWidget>(IPreferencesSettingsService preferencesSettingsService) where TWidget : IWidgetItemModel
 		{
-			if (typeof(TWidget) == typeof(FolderWidget))
+			if (typeof(TWidget) == typeof(QuickAccessWidget))
 			{
-				return preferencesSettingsService.ShowFoldersWidget;
+				return preferencesSettingsService.ShowQuickAccessWidget;
 			}
 			if (typeof(TWidget) == typeof(DrivesWidget))
 			{

src/Files.App/ServicesImplementation/QuickAccessService.cs

@@ -1,37 +1,43 @@
-using Files.App.Shell;
+using Files.App.DataModels.NavigationControlItems;
+using Files.App.Filesystem;
+using Files.App.Shell;
+using Files.App.UserControls.Widgets;
+using Files.Shared;
 using Files.Shared.Extensions;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Security.Permissions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Files.App.ServicesImplementation
 {
 	internal class QuickAccessService : IQuickAccessService
 	{
 		private readonly static string guid = "::{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}";
-		
-		public async Task<List<string>> GetPinnedFoldersAsync()
+
+		public async Task<List<string>> GetPinnedFoldersAsync(bool getRecentItems = false)
 		{
 			var sidebarItems =  (await Win32Shell.GetShellFolderAsync(guid, "Enumerate", 0, 10000)).Enumerate
 				.Where(link => link.IsFolder)
 				.Select(link => link.FilePath).ToList();
 
-			if (sidebarItems.Count > 4) // Avoid first opening crash #11139
+			if (sidebarItems.Count > 4 && !getRecentItems) // Avoid first opening crash #11139
 				sidebarItems.RemoveRange(sidebarItems.Count - 4, 4); // 4 is the number of recent items shown in explorer sidebar
 
 			return sidebarItems;
 		}
-
+		
 		public async Task PinToSidebar(string folderPath)
 			=> await PinToSidebar(new[] { folderPath });
 
 		public async Task PinToSidebar(string[] folderPaths)
 		{
 			await ContextMenu.InvokeVerb("pintohome", folderPaths);
 			await App.QuickAccessManager.Model.LoadAsync();
+			App.QuickAccessManager.UpdateFolderWidget?.Invoke(this, new ModifyQuickAccessEventArgs(folderPaths, true));
 		}
-
+		
 		public async Task UnpinFromSidebar(string folderPath)
 			=> await UnpinFromSidebar(new[] { folderPath });
 
@@ -48,6 +54,7 @@ await SafetyExtensions.IgnoreExceptions(async () => {
 					});
 
 			await App.QuickAccessManager.Model.LoadAsync();
+			App.QuickAccessManager.UpdateFolderWidget?.Invoke(this, new ModifyQuickAccessEventArgs(folderPaths, false));
 		}
 	}
 }

src/Files.App/ServicesImplementation/Settings/PreferencesSettingsService.cs

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public bool AlwaysOpenDualPaneInNewTab
 			set => Set(value);
 		}
 
-		public bool ShowFoldersWidget
+		public bool ShowQuickAccessWidget
 		{
 			get => Get(true);
 			set => Set(value);
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ protected override void RaiseOnSettingChangedEvent(object sender, SettingChanged
 				case nameof(AlwaysOpenNewInstance):
 				case nameof(IsDualPaneEnabled):
 				case nameof(AlwaysOpenDualPaneInNewTab):
-				case nameof(ShowFoldersWidget):
+				case nameof(ShowQuickAccessWidget):
 				case nameof(ShowRecentFilesWidget):
 				case nameof(ShowDrivesWidget):
 				case nameof(ShowBundlesWidget):

src/Files.App/Strings/en-US/Resources.resw

@@ -2901,4 +2901,7 @@
   <data name="DisplayEditTagsMenu" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Display the edit tags flyout</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="QuickAccess" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Quick access</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

src/Files.App/UserControls/Widgets/FolderWidget.xaml → src/Files.App/UserControls/Widgets/QuickAccessWidget.xaml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <UserControl
-	x:Class="Files.App.UserControls.Widgets.FolderWidget"
+	x:Class="Files.App.UserControls.Widgets.QuickAccessWidget"
 	xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
 	xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
 	xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
@@ -72,10 +72,29 @@
 											<FontIcon Glyph="&#xE737;" />
 										</MenuFlyoutItem.Icon>
 									</MenuFlyoutItem>
+									<MenuFlyoutItem
+										x:Name="PinToFavorites"
+										Click="PinToFavorites_Click"
+										DataContext="{x:Bind}"
+										Text="{helpers:ResourceString Name=BaseLayoutItemContextFlyoutPinToFavorites/Text}"
+										Visibility="Collapsed">
+										<MenuFlyoutItem.Icon>
+											<FontIcon Glyph="&#xE840;" />
+										</MenuFlyoutItem.Icon>
+									</MenuFlyoutItem>
+									<MenuFlyoutItem
+										x:Name="UnpinFromFavorites"
+										Click="UnpinFromFavorites_Click"
+										DataContext="{x:Bind}"
+										Text="{helpers:ResourceString Name=BaseLayoutContextFlyoutUnpinFromFavorites/Text}"
+										Visibility="Collapsed">
+										<MenuFlyoutItem.Icon>
+											<FontIcon Glyph="&#xE77A;" />
+										</MenuFlyoutItem.Icon>
+									</MenuFlyoutItem>
 									<MenuFlyoutItem
 										x:Name="Properties"
-										x:Load="{x:Bind IsLibrary}"
-										Click="OpenLibraryProperties_Click"
+										Click="OpenProperties_Click"
 										DataContext="{x:Bind}"
 										Text="{helpers:ResourceString Name=BaseLayoutContextFlyoutPropertiesFolder/Text}">
 										<MenuFlyoutItem.Icon>
@@ -85,7 +104,6 @@
 								</MenuFlyout.Items>
 							</MenuFlyout>
 						</Button.ContextFlyout>
-
 						<Grid
 							HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
 							VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
@@ -94,6 +112,13 @@
 								<RowDefinition Height="*" />
 								<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
 							</Grid.RowDefinitions>
+							<FontIcon
+								x:Name="PinIcon"
+								HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+								VerticalAlignment="Top"
+								FontSize="12"
+								Glyph="&#xE840;"
+								x:Load="{x:Bind IsPinned, Mode=OneWay}" />
 							<Image
 								Grid.Row="0"
 								Width="32"