Take control of your File Explorer sidebar. Stop accidental folder reveals and declutter your workflow by removing, disabling, or resetting Quick Access.
By default, opening File Explorer lands you in Quick Access (Home). You can change this to "This PC" to see your drives and user folders instead. remove quick access
By following these steps, you can fully customize your file management experience to be more productive and less cluttered. Take control of your File Explorer sidebar
Select (for pinned items) or "Remove from Quick access" (for recent items). or resetting Quick Access. By default
Sometimes, you remove a folder, and it stubbornly reappears. This is usually a cache corruption issue.