Rename Or Delete Special Folders

Renaming or Deleting Special Folders :

This setting allows you to rename and delete special folders (such as the Recycle Bin) as if it was a normal folder by right-clicking the icon.

Open your registry and find the key below, where GUID is the identifier for the special folder.

Description & Globally Unique Identifiers


Administrative Tools--------{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}

Briefcase --------------{85BBD92O-42A0-1O69-A2E4-08002B30309D}

Control Panel -----------{21EC2O2O-3AEA-1O69-A2DD-08002b30309d}

Fonts --------------------{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524152}

History -------------------{FF393560-C2A7-11CF-BFF4-444553540000}

Inbox --------------------{00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Mcft Network-------{00028B00-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

My Computer ----------{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

My Documents ----------{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}

My Network Places --------{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

Network Computers -------{1f4de370-d627-11d1-ba4f-00a0c91eedba}

Network Connections --------{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}

Printers and Faxes --------{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}

Programs Folder --------------{7be9d83c-a729-4d97-b5a7-1b7313c39e0a}

Recycle Bin ----------------{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Scanners and Cameras------{E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD}

Scheduled Tasks--------------{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

Start Menu Folder---------------{48e7caab-b918-4e58-a94d-505519c795dc}

Temporary Internet Files---------{7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933}

Web Folders----------------------{BDEADF00-C265-11d0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F}



To change the features shown on the context menu, edit the value of "Attributes" and set it to one of the values below, the default value is "40 01 00 20".

File Features:

50 01 00 20 - Rename
60 01 00 20 - Delete
70 01 00 20 - Rename and Delete

Edit Features:

41 01 00 20 - Copy
42 01 00 20 - Cut
43 01 00 20 - Copy and Cut
44 01 00 20 - Paste
45 01 00 20 - Copy and Pase
46 01 00 20 - Cut and Copy
47 01 00 20 - Cut, Copy and Paste

For example to add the ability to Rename and Delete the Recycle Bin open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder] and change the value of "Attributes" to "70 01 00 20".

The changes should take effect immediately.

Note: On Windows XP this tweak changes the File menu not the context menu. Access the features by right-clicking "Explore" -> "File" -> Rename or Delete. Both the Rename and Delete tweaks must be checked together before either tweak will display in Explorer.