Is there a way to remove the "Favorites" item at the top of the navigation pane in Explorer in Windows 7? It really bugs me that it wastes so much space, and I can't find a way to remove it.
Remove ‘Favorites’ in Windows 7 Explorer Navigation Pane
favoriteswindows 7windows-explorer
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The way I did it was to:
- Navigate to
C:\Users\<user>\Links - Create shortcuts in there
They appear to be sorted by last-modified in the Favorites list.
I think Microsoft has still not provided a tweak for this, as people are still ranting about it. A possible fix, if you don't require the entire expanded folders when you are in a directory, you can turn off "Expand to Current Folder". This should keep your Navigation pane smaller so it doesn't have the ability to scroll down. See Navigation -> Folder options.
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Here are links to remove any or all parts of the navigation bar so you can customize it the way you like. Personally I remove Homegroup and Libraries as I like having My Computer Network and Favorites. As for favorites if you click the favorites it will bring you to the folder that contains your shortcuts and you can ad or remove anything you like. Personally besides the the computer and network browsing shortcuts this is the best, you could actually remove everything but favorites and add your computer and network folders in it.
Anyway here are the links and the site they all come from is a GREAT resource. First off to stay on topic this is the link to remove Favorites then i will follow with the instructions for the rest in the list of links below they all contain the registry information on how to remove or ad them and if you are so inclined you can create a .reg file to edit them on the fly or to create a.reg file to bring back anything you removed (that is if you know how to create on I wont get into that here):
Favorites,
I am a new user so i am only able to post one URL so if you want to edit anything else read the whole post this links you to and at the bottom their are links to do the same for all the other nav options available.