Как убрать creative cloud files из проводника в windows 10

asked Apr 19, 2021 at 6:40

According to Adobe, set the following REGKEY to 1 will unpin Creative Cloud Files:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Adobe\CreativeCloud]
"unPinCCF"=dword:00000001

However it doesn’t seem to work. This is what works for me on Windows 10 and Windows 11:

1. Open Registry Editor
2. Navigate Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID
3. Search for «System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree», and locate a key that contain a string Creative Cloud Files.
   
4. Set the value of System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree to 0
5. Restart Windows Explorer for the change to take effect

answered May 30, 2021 at 23:38

bortaobortao

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The RegEx approach described in the procedure above or described in other posts would not work for me. I expect Adobe has made a change to their implementation.

This answer gives a tested method for anyone who wants to remove the «Creative Cloud Files» shortcut, using procedure similar to that provided by Adobe.

1. Go to the Adobe help site Adobe Unlink Tool.
2. Download PinCCF.zip from Adobe and extract its content.
3. There are 2 files, one for creating the link and the other for removing it.
4. Double-click on unPinCCF.reg (the unlink file) from the extracted folder to run it.
5. A message appears advising that you want to add unPinCCF.reg to the registry. Click Yes.
6. A confirmation message appears once the registry is successfully updated. Click OK.

You may need to restart File Explorer or Windows for the change to take effect. I did not need to do this and the «Creative Cloud Files» shortcut was immediately removed. I am using Windows 11 version 22H2.

If you later want to re-create the shortcut, all you need to do is run the rePinCCF.reg file also provided in the Adobe download zip file.

I hope this helps unclutter File Explorer a little for anyone who is not using «Creative Cloud Files».

answered Nov 23, 2022 at 17:26

clhyclhy

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I have tested the following, removing the registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{0E270DAA-1BE6-48F2-AC49-8B7440BCAABB}

Resolves the issue.

Before:

After:

Didn’t even require a restart of Explorer. As I can’t see any information from your HKCU path I can’t confirm if the GUID will be the same for you, I only had two other things in there (Dropbox and OneDrive), where one had a default key of Creative Cloud Files. (I can also confirm removing the Dropbox and OneDrive ones from here removes from this dropdown also.)

It is a Shell Namespace extension (like Recycle Bin). The uninstaller should have unregistered it. But it’s still there.

To remove it, run Registry Editor:

1. Press Ctrl+R.
2. Type regedit and click OK. Consent to elevation request.
3. Expand the tree to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace.
4. The tricky part is to find the right extension.

Warning: Before editing or removing a key, I recommend exporting¹ it to file. If something goes wrong, you will be able to import it into the registry and restore to the previous state.

To find the right extension key, click each key or use ↓ and look at the default value in the right pane. Probably you’ll find one which contains Creative Cloud Files. Once you find it, remove it: right-click the key and then click Delete.

There’s a similar per-user list of Namespace extensions in: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace.

¹ To export a key, right-click it and then click Export. Navigate to a folder, enter file name and click OK to save it.

answered Jan 15, 2016 at 20:36

Adobe products are well-known for their voluminous updates of the registry,
which are largely left-over after the uninstall. Below are some registry hacks
which may relate to your problem.

A hack that can be found in this thread is to go to the registry key
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0E270DAA-1BE6-48F2-AC49-A38C4014C938},
right-click Permissions and set all of the group and username entries to Deny :

Another thread claims the registry key is rather
{0E270DAA-1BE6-48F2-AC49-AC2EEB83CE33}.

Another entry in the same thread counsels in the registry branch
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0E270DAA-1BE6-48F2-AC49-A38C4014C938}
to set the value of System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree
from 1 to 0. You could search the registry for this item, in case your
branch is different.

There is another hack described in the article
How to Remove Creative Cloud Files from the File Explorer Sidebar in Windows.
You could try it, although it relates rather to the Explorer Sidebar.

answered Jan 16, 2016 at 10:33

answered Dec 6, 2015 at 2:23

KyleMit♦KyleMit

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