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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.
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.
Another (maybe cleaner) solution is to navigate to
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\NonEnum]
and add a dword named {E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1B} with value 1.
An advantage is that this key doesn't get overriden by Dropbox.
Another "thank you, thank you, thank you"
I have a buinsess dropbox account and linked personal account and struggled to get rid of them from explorer
Just search in reg for the other guids to remove .
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\NonEnum]
"{E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1B}"=dword:00000001
"{E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1A}"=dword:00000001This hid both of them and after a week they are still hidden.
Perferctly worked! Thank you!
Now (creators update in x64 system) it seems that this solution works only partly... there appears a "dropbox-NamespaceExtensionRole.Personal (32-bit)" instead of old dropbox after the solution... Please inform us of any new idea :)
- yup. wasted far too many hours of my life on this. With the amount of money dropbox must be turning over... its amazing that features to customize in this way (among others) arent long baked-in.
Even more insane it brute forces its way over any "hack" you try to implement. Ive done batch files, reg entries and deletions, third party software.
Not only does it always return, but evne if you move its place within the navigation pane it moves itself back!!
Amazing....
Here is how i got rid of it:
- Hit "Windows-Key + R", type "regedit" and then "OK".
- Go to the paths
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1A}\ShellFolderHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1A}\ShellFolderHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1A}\ShellFolderHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1A}\ShellFolder- Double click on "Attributes"
- Change the value from f080004d to f090004d
- Open Task Manager and kill every "explorer.exe"-process under "Details"
- Restart "explorer.exe" with "File -> New Task"
I am referring to the Dropbox link in the navigation pane, not to anything in the Quick Access section.
Agreed. I have the Dropbox folder under "Quick access" -- I do not need or want it loitering elsewhere in the Navigation pane.
(Windows 10; paying Dropbox Pro user)
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
Mike,
That solved it for me.
Thanks MUCHO!
This intrusive behavior by software developers is maddening. I have spent a enormous amount of time removing and disabling unwanted, massively annoying "features" inserted by MSFT and others. Why don't they give us the option of removing these items ourselves. The Dropbox icon right at the top of the navigation pane of file explorer is the worst. I am definitely never paying Dropbox a penny unless they remove this icon and I will uninstall Dropbox if I cannot permanently remove the icon via a reasonably straightforward registry hack soon. Hopefully somebody will solve this issue, I don't have time to keep messing with it.
Seriously Dropbox - what is the point of the Quick Access menu if you force your way into the menu anyway? It's bad enough that you put the link there in the first place, but why do you need to overwrite the registry every time I blink? What a waste of code - just wasting my cpu time and space on my hard drive. People that know how to edit their registry don't need you shoving your stupid link in their face. STOP BEING REGISTRY NAZIS!!!!!
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 think the best solution is to not use Drop Box, I think this is Dropbox's way of forcing us to move to other providers...Good bye Dropbox, it was fun.
Yes this is a critical failure of the product on windows 10 - I don't want/need a dropbox link rammed down my throat. I spend enough time removing other rubbish that some dim witted marketing person thinks improves their product without consulting paying customers - office integration, context menus, hot keys, auto start/play etc etc.
Its even worse when you have to juggle multiple business accounts as they seem to randomly decide what company name is displayed on the link. Its often not the same company account I have just logged into which is embarrassing.
The first thing the development team should think about when another bright idea is thrown at them is how can we add this while not giving our customers a reason to look at a competing product - I know.... lets make a way from day one to turn this feature off/on
