diff --git a/quartz.layout.ts b/quartz.layout.ts
index 438b78c96..c66817ebc 100644
--- a/quartz.layout.ts
+++ b/quartz.layout.ts
@@ -42,14 +42,15 @@ export const defaultContentPageLayout: PageLayout = {
     Component.MobileOnly(Component.Spacer()),
     Component.Search(),
     Component.Darkmode(),
-    Component.DesktopOnly(Component.Explorer()),
+    //Component.DesktopOnly(Component.Explorer()),
+    Component.DesktopOnly(Component.RecentNotes()),
     //Component.RecentNotes(),
   ],
   right: [
     //Component.Graph(),
     Component.DesktopOnly(Component.TableOfContents()),
     Component.Backlinks(),
-    Component.RecentNotes(),
+    //Component.RecentNotes(),
   ],
 }
 
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ export const defaultListPageLayout: PageLayout = {
     Component.MobileOnly(Component.Spacer()),
     Component.Search(),
     Component.Darkmode(),
-    Component.DesktopOnly(Component.Explorer()),
+    //Component.DesktopOnly(Component.Explorer()),
+    Component.DesktopOnly(Component.RecentNotes()),
   ],
   right: [],
 }