Hide Frequent Folders in File Explorer on Windows 10

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated May 13, 2025

In the File Explorer on Windows 10 computer, the folders you visit frequently are listed automatically, as shown in the following picture. If you don't want other people to know your frequently-accessed folders, you can hide them according to the three methods illustrated below.

frequent folders in file explorer

Way 1: Hide a frequent folder via the folder context menu.

In File Explorer, right-click a frequent folder and choose Hide from frequent on the context menu.

choose hide from frequent

Note:

If there's no such an option in the context menu on your Windows 10 PC, use the following method.

Way 2: Hide frequent folders by unpinning them from Quick access.

Tip: If you pin items to Quick access, they will be shown in Frequent folders.

Step 1: Select all frequent folders.

Step 2: Right-tap the folders and select Unpin from Quick access in the menu.

tap frequent folders

Way 3: Hide frequent folders from File Explorer Options

You can access File Explorer, click View > Options. Then in the Folder options window, go to the Privacy section and uncheck Show frequently used folders in Quick access option. Finally, click the Apply and OK button.

uncheck Show frequently used folder in Quick access