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Option to disable Spaces bar
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EDIT 07/14/2026: Implemented in my Element fork [Haven Desktop](https://github.com/Haven-Organization/haven-desktop)
### Your use case
When using a vertical monitor or using Element in a vertical window, the Spaces bar on the left can take up a lot of unnecessary space. There is a way to disable the communities bar, but not this new Spaces one.
There should be a way to hide the bar. Once disabled, Spaces would either need to be accessed some other way or have the bar re-enabled when there is a need to access them.
### Have you considered any alternatives?
Currently Spaces can be kept off and aren't used so for now I'm leaving it off but eventually this will be enabled for all.
### Additional context
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