The "Creative Cloud Files" shortcut was a pain to get rid of in the past, but after a recent update in spring 2021, the damn shortcut is back, and none of the old tricks work anymore.
Has anybody found a method to remove it?
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"...none of the old tricks work ...". A re you saying it's there without being added to the Shell namespace?– Keith MillerApr 27, 2021 at 18:01
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I'm saying that if you google "how to remove creative cloud shortcut from windows 10 explorer", none of the existing solutions work.– Paul GApr 28, 2021 at 15:25
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Try the code I posted in this answer & see what it returns. superuser.com/a/1633675/881098– Keith MillerApr 28, 2021 at 20:44
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4 Answers
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:
- Open Registry Editor
- Navigate Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID
- Search for "System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree", and locate a key that contain a string Creative Cloud Files.
- Set the value of System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree to 0
- Restart Windows Explorer for the change to take effect
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1I found and did all the parts in your 1-5 solution and yet, in Windows Explorer right at the top the Creative Cloud Files folder remains. (And not only did I try restart Explorer, I also restarted the whole computer.) Argh Adobe. Oct 14, 2022 at 14:46
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I could no longer find the key in RegEx. The only way now is to use the Adobe unpin tool helpx.adobe.com/ie/creative-cloud/kb/…– ClintonNov 23, 2022 at 17:07
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@Clinton the Adobe\CreativeCloud key does not exist in the first place - you need to create it. However that never worked for me. Only setting System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree does.– JimNov 27, 2022 at 4:34
I have been trying all the methods that I found. Nothing works for me. I did something different, explained as follows:
- Open "File Explorer Options" from Control Panel or the Search bar.
- Click on View.
- Click on "Reset Folders"
- Then click on "Restore Default".
- Click on "Apply".
- Cheers.
For me I had to remove this registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\0E270DAA-1BE6-48F2-AC49-5CE0DBECC398
The last part of the number is random, so open Regedit and browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace, find a key starting with 0E270DAA-1BE6-48F2-AC49 and remove it.
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.
- Go to the Adobe help site Adobe Unlink Tool.
- Download PinCCF.zip from Adobe and extract its content.
- There are 2 files, one for creating the link and the other for removing it.
- Double-click on unPinCCF.reg (the unlink file) from the extracted folder to run it.
- A message appears advising that you want to add unPinCCF.reg to the registry. Click Yes.
- 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".
