How to Remove OneDrive from Explorer Left Pane in Windows 10/11

In File Explorer’s upper left navigation pane, there are links to Home, Gallery, and OneDrive. You may wonder how to remove the OneDrive link from the navigation pane.

Let’s see how to remove OneDrive link from Explorer. Information in this article applies to Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Remove OneDrive from the left pane of Explorer

Option 1: Uninstall OneDrive

If you don’t use OneDrive and none of the folders are configured to sync with OneDrive, you may uninstall the OneDrive app. Please see the following article to learn how to uninstall the OneDrive app.

• How to Reset OneDrive, or Uninstall and Reinstall it

Option 2: Remove OneDrive from Explorer using the registry

You can remove the OneDrive link from Explorer using a registry edit, without uninstalling the OneDrive app.

To automate the following steps, please download onedrive_remove_from_explorer.reg (zipped) and run the enclosed registry file.

1. Open regedit.exe and go to the following branch:

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}

2. Double-click System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree and set its data to 0.
   
3. Next, go to:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\

4. Under Namespace, delete the subkey named {018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}.
   
5. Exit Regedit.exe.

That should remove OneDrive from the Explorer navigation pane in Windows 10 and 11. You can still use the OneDrive app if you use Method 2 above.

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• OneDrive Appears in Explorer Even If “Prevent the Usage of OneDrive” Policy is Enabled
• Remove Quick access and User Folders from File Explorer

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