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How does one remove the Dropbox link from the Navigation Pane om Windows 10?
I don't notice it on Win8.1, but I have already hacked out a bunch of stuff in the registry on Win8.1. I have the Dropbox folder conveniently located in the root of a second hard drive, I don't need the link cluttering up the Navigation Pane, or the Desktop for that matter.
Okay, I think I figured out how to do it. There's only one key value that you have to change, but you also have to change its permissions so that Dropbox won't change it back.
First you have to go to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1A}
And set the System.IsPinnedToNamespaceTree value to 0.
This will remove it from the File Explorer's navigation pane.
Afterwards, you'll need to prevent Dropbox from changing the value back.
To do this, right click the {E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1A} key and then click Permissions. Click Advanced, and then click Add. In the dialog box that appears, type Everyone, and then click OK. Change the type to Deny, and make it apply to This key only. Click Show advanced permissions, and check the Set Value box.
Afterwards, click OK and Dropbox should no longer be able to modify that value. Hopefully Dropbox or Microsoft will make this kind of thing easier someday.
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Here is another thing I am trying. In regedit, go to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1A}
and rename it to this:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1A-XXX}
Then restart explorer. This has removed the Dropbox link in the navigation pane, for now.
It doesn't work.
what I've tried (and has continued to work through reboots and windows 10 updates) is changing the advanced permissions so that nothing has access to WRITE to the key anymore.
I've been fighting with this one as well, and for me the fix was to take ownership of the following entries (the "[SID]" portion will likely vary per installation; just search "HKEY_USERS" for "E31EA727"):
- Computer\HKEY_USERS\[SID]\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1A}
- Computer\HKEY_USERS\[SID]\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1A}
Once you have ownership of these entries (and similar to the above, I'd recommend setting ownership such that only you have write access), set:
System.IsPinnedToNamespaceTree = 0
Note: you won't be able to see this parameter until you've successfully taken ownership of the entry.
Nathan yours did work, but on reboot dropbox restarted and it put itself back in the pane
Hi, Richard - did you also make the changes outlined by Gunnar above? It's possible that it's a combination of his changes and mine that did the trick for me (as I did perform both).
I've rebooted several times (and by now, Dropbox has most likely auto-updated itself as well) and my pane is still Dropbox-free.
For me it always opens expanded as well taking over the whole sidebar.
There is a much more elegant way.
Navigate to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1A}
Then change the value of this DWORD from 1 to 0
System.IsPinnedToNamespaceTree
Hi Nathan,
You were right, doing a combination of Gunmars and your solution finally for rid of Dropbox from the Nav Pane.
Cheers guys!
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Never mind, it's back again.
Did not work for me either.
It's coming back.
I don't like that ...
