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My Windows 10 user folder:

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I do not want to see Contacts, Favorites and Searches folders within my Home folder. I do not use them and I do not want to see them. Is there a way to hide them or remove them permanently?

I've tried hiding these folder, but it does not work.

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I've also tried unchecking Readonly checkbox, but that setting will not stick for some reason.

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nik
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Contacts can be hidden using this Registry Edit.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions{56784854-C6CB-462B-8169-88E350ACB882}\PropertyBag] "ThisPCPolicy"="Hide"

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You can't delete them as they are system folders, and they will be recreated upon next boot/login.

You CAN hide them though (assuming you don't have "show hidden files" enabled in Explorer), by simply applying the "hidden" file attribute to them.

To do this:

  1. Right-click the folder you want hidden, pick Properties, check-mark "Hidden", and hit OK.

or

  1. Open a command prompt, then use attrib to hide them. E.G.: attrib c:\users\YourName\Favorites +h
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