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Explorer Confusion

Anonymous
2023-10-26T21:32:16+00:00

I find File Explorer in Windows 11 very confusing and I have many questions but I'll start with this one and see if it helps.

I'm used to only seeing one "Desktop" folder in windows and that resided on the c drive. Now, when I open explorer in Windows 11 I have 3 Desktop folders.

How can I make it so that Desktop only shows what's on the desktop of my computer?

And is it possible to have it on my hard drive?

Thank you so much.

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  1. Les Ferch 10,341 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-10-27T00:59:47+00:00

    Although you can get to the list of items that are shown in the Navigation pane via ···, Options, View, and then scrolling down, I recommend, instead, clicking in the white space at the bottom of the Navigation pane. There you can check or uncheck what you want with fewer steps. Also, due to a bug, sometimes the items are incorrectly shown as enabled or disabled in the Option menu. They should always show correctly with the right-click menu.

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  2. Ivan B 114.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-10-26T23:33:32+00:00

    Hi , wdb95126

    I am Ivan, I will help you with this.

    Yes, you can only have one there. Quick access to Favorite and Library.

    I recommend just leaving Quick Access.

    To remove it, go to Windows Explorer and click on ... select options > View mode, scroll down and select uncheck library and my computer.

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