-- disable netrw at the very start of your init.lua vim.g.loaded_netrw = 1 vim.g.loaded_netrwPlugin = 1 -- optionally enable 24-bit colour vim.opt.termguicolors = true -- empty setup using defaults require("nvim-tree").setup{ renderer = { icons = { show = { bookmarks = false, diagnostics = false, file = false, folder = false, folder_arrow = false, git = false, hidden = false, modified = false } } } }