How do I remove Microsoft Outlook’s Favorite Folders pane?
You can remove each item one at a time so as to make it as small as possible (right click on the item and select “Remove from Favorite Folders”, but you can’t get rid of the Favorite Folders section. Annoying.
But Favorite Folders are shown only when you’re looking at “Mail” - in other words when the Mail icon at the bottom of that pane is selected.
So I don’t do that. Instead, I click on “Folder List”. Poof - favorites are gone:
http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_remove_microsoft_outlooks_favorite_folders_pane.html
Thanks. This tip saved my sanity. I hate, hate, hate this feature in MS.