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I need to delete this folder {018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}
From the location HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\C urrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace
So, anyone please help me with the commands so that i can make a .reg file to delete the folder. Thanks in advance.
Justin Thomas
Posted 2018-07-16T11:48:37.593
Reputation: 11
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}]
Though it maybe even easier to do this in a Command Prompt open as admin:
reg delete HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6} /f
cybernard
Posted 2018-07-16T11:48:37.593
Reputation: 11 200
Both methods are not working. – Justin Thomas – 2018-07-16T14:19:38.090
@JustinThomas - You asked us how to delete the registry file by creating a .reg file. The instructions in this answer, indicate how to do that, if it's not working you need to provide more information other then "it's not working" by editing your question. – Ramhound – 2018-07-16T14:24:51.797
I meant that the reg file created by using this methods havent deleted the key folder. The key foldrer is still there after the execution. – Justin Thomas – 2018-07-16T14:39:27.520
@JustinThomas Did you run it as a admin or the batch file as admin some parts of the registry are read-only otherwise. – cybernard – 2018-07-16T15:26:14.057
Yes, i did run it as administrator. Anyways, i'll do it manually itself. Thank you :) – Justin Thomas – 2018-07-16T15:51:16.893
@JustinThomas That is weird because I tested it on my PC and it worked. – cybernard – 2018-07-16T16:35:41.910
It worked? May be, i am doing something wrong then. I have also tried to create a test folder and changed the commands as Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{test}] and extecuted it. Still the folder was there. – Justin Thomas – 2018-07-16T17:32:11.057
How did you execute it? – EBGreen – 2018-07-16T18:33:29.723
Right click and run as administrator of course. – Justin Thomas – 2018-07-16T18:43:25.417
www.howtogeek.com/225973/how-to-disable-onedrive-and-remove-it-from-file-explorer-on-windows-10 The howtogeek guy has added the reg tool (.reg file) to remove/hide onedrive showing up on our windows explorer. But he missed one place where onedrive shows up. – Justin Thomas – 2018-07-16T18:52:55.253
Anyways i'll remove the onedrive manually. Thanks. – Justin Thomas – 2018-07-16T18:55:02.580
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Disclaimer - Modifying the registry without having some understanding of it can result in serious damage to your PC. I would recommend doing some reading up on it, or at the very least doing a system backup. If you still want to delete a folder do so at your own risk!
win +r type regedit and hit enter.In the left pane navigate to the path you specified. Either just follow the folder structure or paste in the path in to the nav bar above.
Right click on the desired folder and delete 
Edit - to delete a key with a .reg file add a hyphen before the path to the key
e.g. Something like this should do the trick
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}]
Gytis
Posted 2018-07-16T11:48:37.593
Reputation: 81
1I want to help you avoid down votes for trying to help so I will point out that the OP explicitly does not want to delete using the GUI. – EBGreen – 2018-07-16T12:09:58.083
1Gytis, That didn't help. But thank you for your time in helping a rookie :) – Justin Thomas – 2018-07-16T12:22:04.927
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Why are you trying to remove OneDrive? Just hide it from within File Explorer instead removal of the key won’t remove OneDrive. I cannot recommend the removal of that key.
– Ramhound – 2018-07-16T11:54:45.610Why do yoou want a .reg file instead of just opening Regedit and deleting it? This feels like it might be an XY Problem
– EBGreen – 2018-07-16T11:56:19.130I dont use one drive Ramhound. By the way, how did you know it was ondrive. – Justin Thomas – 2018-07-16T11:57:27.723
EBgreen. Using a .reg file will be more easier in the future, right. Thats why :) – Justin Thomas – 2018-07-16T11:58:03.317
Gronostaj i am not stuck. I know how to access regedit and delete it manually. But dont know how to create commands for deleting it with a .reg file. – Justin Thomas – 2018-07-16T11:59:25.247
@JustinThomas - I am smart. I know stuff. If you don’t want to give the necessary background to help you that’s your prerogative – Ramhound – 2018-07-16T12:01:32.383
I have no idea if that is right or not. For instance if you are in a corporate environment I would say that a GPO would be a better solution. A script in SCCM would be more maintainable IMO as well. Regardless if you don't want to provide background information that is your perogative. – EBGreen – 2018-07-16T12:01:50.653
Ramhound, I know removal of the key wont remove onedrive. I have uninstalled it. And also hidden it. But there is this one more place where the onedrive shows up and the only way to hide it is to delete the above specified folder. So if anyone knew the commands to delete a folder inside a folder in regedit, that would be helpful. – Justin Thomas – 2018-07-16T12:05:12.553
If i have to do the same in 100 computers it would be easy to have a .reg file other than locating the folder right. Thats why :) – Justin Thomas – 2018-07-16T12:17:13.717
Except that if you have to do 100 computers GPO is generally a better method or a scripted solution through a configuration management tool like SCCM or Altiris or even AppSense is generally a more maintainable method. – EBGreen – 2018-07-16T12:25:26.620
Regardless, the magic that you are looking for to do it with a reg file is
-– EBGreen – 2018-07-16T12:35:57.193I got an answer EBGreen :) – Justin Thomas – 2018-07-16T12:58:30.917
@JustinThomas - If you have to perform this task on a 100 different machines, you have not identified the correct thing to do, because this registry key would exist for every single user on each of those 100 machines. After you removed the key, you did perform a restart, otherwise it woudln't work. – Ramhound – 2018-07-16T14:29:07.873