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    Remove drive letters from explorer navigation pane

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by adrian5683, Aug 2, 2012.

  1. adrian5683

    adrian5683 Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm using Windows 7, not sure it's possible... There's a way to hide the drive letters from the main right pane but is there any way (maybe a registry edit) to make them go away in the navigation pane?

    Thanks.

    EDIT:
    Managed to remove the letters from the drives, but as you can see in the screenshot below items from my Libraries still show drive letters...

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    adrian5683, Aug 2, 2012
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    Not sure why you don't want to know where they are but I only have drive letters next to the drives under my computer but in both panes. No letters next to folders in the library
     
    Hiker, Aug 2, 2012
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    Under Libraries, in Music, do you have it pointing to My Music, as per default? In the default settings it doesn't show drive letters. Only after I removed the My Music/My Pictures link from the libraries it started showing the letters... I'm uploading a "before" screenshot below.

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    I have the default set up, same as posted in your 2nd image
     
    Hiker, Aug 2, 2012
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