Windows 10: Hide or Show a Library in Navigation Pane in Windows 10

How to: Hide or Show a Library in Navigation Pane in Windows 10

How to Hide or Show a Library in Navigation Pane in Windows 10


Information remove folders and drives to be included in a library as you like.

Windows 10 has the Videos libraries by default.

When Libraries is set to show in the navigation pane, only the Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos libraries are shown in the navigation pane by default under the Libraries group.

This tutorial will show you different ways on how to hide or show a specific library in the navigation pane of File Explorer for only your account in Windows 10.


Note If you have turned on Show all folders in the navigation pane, all of the Show in navigation pane and Don't show in navigation pane type settings in this tutorial below will be grayed out until your turn off Show all folders.

CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Hide or Show a Library in Navigation Pane from File Explorer Ribbon
• Option Two: To Hide or Show a Library in Navigation Pane from Context Menu
• Option Three: To Hide or Show a Library in Navigation Pane from Properties

EXAMPLE: Libraries in File Explorer









OPTION ONE [/i] To Hide or Show a Library in Navigation Pane from File Explorer Ribbon
1. Open Libraries in File Explorer.

2. Select the library you want to hide or show in the navigation pane. (see screenshots below)

3. Click/tap on the "Library Tools" Manage tab.

4. Click/tap on Show in navigation pane to toggle to hide or show the selected library.


Note If the selected library is currently shown in the navigation pane, the Show in navigation pane setting will be highlighted by default to indicate so.

If the selected library is currently not shown in the navigation pane, the Show in navigation pane setting will not be highlighted to indicate so.










OPTION TWO [/i] To Hide or Show a Library in Navigation Pane from Context Menu
1. Open Libraries in File Explorer.

2. Right click or press and hold on the library you want to hide or show in the navigation pane, and click/tap on Show in navigation pane or Don't show in navigation pane depending on if the library is currently shown or not in the navigation pane. (see screenshots below)














OPTION THREE [/i] To Hide or Show a Library in Navigation Pane from Properties
1. Open Libraries in File Explorer.

2. Right click or press and hold on the library you want to hide or show in the navigation pane, and click/tap on Properties. (see screenshot below)



3. Check or uncheck the Shown in navigation pane box for what you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)




That's it,
Shawn


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Hide or Show Libraries in Navigation Pane in Windows 10


Just a quick note,

Libraries activation box has been moved in 10240.

 

Hide or Show Libraries in Navigation Pane in Windows 10


Only by turning off "Show all folders" to affect only your account.

https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/turn-on-or-off-show-all-folders-in-windows-10-navigation-pane.8384/

Otherwise, you could use OPTION FOUR below to do so, but it'll affect all users.

Libraries - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane in Windows 8 Explorer

 

Hide or Show Libraries in Navigation Pane in Windows 10  


Hi Shawn,

Unfortuantely, none of these tricks seem to be working for me. I have tried:

• https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html
• https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html
• https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html
• How does one remove the Dropbox link from the Navi... - Dropbox Community - 93970

I am using Windows 10 x64, recently cleanly installed on a new laptop. I have not installed any third party software which could interfere. I am viewing Explorer with 'Show all folders' and 'Expand to current folder' enabled.

I checked in the registry whether the DWords were altered, and indeed, the values did change after applying your 'remove.reg'. However, it had no effect.

Any ideas? Thanks a lot! Laurens

 

Hide or Show Libraries in Navigation Pane in Windows 10  

That's normal when you have turned on "Show all folders". *Sad

However, you may still be able to use the method in the tutorial below to remove it.

*Arrow Libraries Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane - Windows 7 Help Forums

 

Hide or Show User Profile's Personal Folders in Navigation Pane

Hello Brink and thank you. This website is a very helpful resource.

Your suggested answer will hide the User Profile folder in the Navigation Pane.

Instead, this scenario involves not hiding the User Profile folder but hiding specific Personal Folders in the Navigation Pane that are marked "Hidden" in the Files/Folders Listing Area.

My suspicion is that there are more "PinToNamespace" registry entries for me to toggle the DWORD value.