{"id":343,"date":"2025-01-09T22:09:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T22:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/?page_id=343"},"modified":"2025-01-09T22:11:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T22:11:31","slug":"hide-gallery-folder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/hide-gallery-folder\/","title":{"rendered":"Hide Gallery Folder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Windows has a default “Gallery” folder that is created, this folder is not really used any more. You can hide this folder to debloat your File Explorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fix It with CL Debloat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Download CL Debloat here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Click Downloads in your Browser (Ctrl +J will open the downloads directly) and click the \u201cCLDebloatSetup.exe\u201d file and follow the prompt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Once installed click the CL Debloat icon on the desktop.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Under the Bloat tab, check the “Hide Gallery Folder” box and click Apply.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    That’s it! The Gallery folder will be hidden in the File Explorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Fix It with Windows 11 File Explorer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Open File Explorer of Windows (via the Start menu or the Windows Key + E shortcut).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. On the left panel, right click the Gallery folder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Click Properties in the right click menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. At the bottom of the Properties pop-up, click the checkbox next to Hidden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Click OK.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      That’s it! The Gallery folder will be hidden in the File Explorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      _____________________________________________________________________________________________<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      How to Restore the Gallery folder with CL Debloat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Using CL Debloat you can easily undo this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Launch CL Debloat and select the Bloat Tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Uncheck the “Hide Gallery Folder” option and click Apply.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        The Gallery folder will be visible in the File Explorer again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        How to restore the Gallery folder Using Other Methods<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Method 1:<\/strong> You can restore the Gallery folder directly in Windows 11 settings using the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Open File Explorer of Windows (via the Start menu or the Windows Key + E shortcut).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. In the top Tool Bar, select the View Tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Under Show, select Hidden Items.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. On the left panel, right click the Gallery folder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. Click Properties in the right click menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        6. At the bottom of the Properties pop-up, uncheck the box next to Hidden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        7. Click OK.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        8. In the top Tool Bar, select the View Tab, under Show, unselect Hidden Items.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          The Gallery folder will be visible in the File Explorer again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          Windows has a default “Gallery” folder that is created, this folder is not really used any more. You can hide this folder to debloat your File Explorer. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fix It with CL Debloat That’s it! The Gallery folder will be hidden in the File Explorer. Fix It with Windows 11 File Explorer That’s it! The … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-343","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":350,"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/343\/revisions\/350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}