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Eliminate Sidebar Entirely

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How do I eliminate the sidebar *entirely*.

It's taking up unnecessary space on my screen, even when I have turned off all of the options in settings.
How do I eliminate the sidebar *entirely*. It's taking up unnecessary space on my screen, even when I have turned off all of the options in settings.
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Right click on it and it should not be checked in the settings under General.

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Right click on it and it should not be checked in the settings under General.

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That was helpful, thank you. I right-clicked in the bar and chose "hide". Thank you.

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