Sidebar does not have 'Desktop' entry

[sonichy]

Nautilus 46.2
Desktop use a lot but do not have.
Recent leak privacy I want to forbid.
Videos, Pictures, Musics do not use I want to hide.
OtherLocation I want tree menu.

[bragefuglseth]

Hi, manual hiding of the sidebar in Files is not planned at the moment. While there are valid reasons to want it, it would also create a couple of problems, and it has been decided that the compromise wouldn’t be worth it. Previous discussion:

Ability to hide the sidebar (at every size)

The issue The sidebar of Nautilus reduces the width of the content area. It is obviously annoying at small sizes, and it has been addressed in version 43. But it can be a trouble at other sizes, particularly when it is useless for the task being accomplished : the common point seeming to be that Nautilus has a medium size because multiple windows are involved : mainly because Nautilus serves as a view of a working folder of documents involved in other applications. eg : Daniel Ribeiro Bill …

Videos, Pictures, Musics do not use I want to hide.

This can be done by removing them from the bookmarks section, given that you’re using a sufficiently up-to-date version of Files.

[CodedOre]

Hi, as @bragefuglseth already mentioned:
If you’re using a modern version of Files, you can set which folders are bookmarked in the sidebar, using drag and drop or by right-clicking and using the context menu.

This way, you can remove the Videos, Pictures and Music folders from the sidebar, as well as add the Desktop folder to the sidebar.

As for the Recent view, this can be deactivated in the control center, by disabling recent files in the privacy options.