diff --git a/filesystemwidget.cpp b/filesystemwidget.cpp
index c97b7bd..1ab0266 100644
--- a/filesystemwidget.cpp
+++ b/filesystemwidget.cpp
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ Filetree::Filetree(QWidget *parent) : QTreeView(parent)
     QSettings settings;
     m_rootDir = settings.value("filetree/rootDir", QDir::homePath()).toString();
     m_fileSystemModel = new FileSystemModel(this);
-    m_fileSystemModel->setRootPath(m_rootDir);
+    //m_fileSystemModel->setRootPath(m_rootDir);
     m_fileSystemModel->setNameFilters({"*.fits", "*.fit", "*.fz", "*.xisf", "*.jpg", "*.jpeg", "*.png", "*.cr2", "*.nef", "*.dng"});
     m_fileSystemModel->setNameFilterDisables(false);
     if(settings.value("filetree/showHidden", false).toBool())
         m_fileSystemModel->setFilter(m_fileSystemModel->filter() | QDir::Hidden);
 
     setModel(m_fileSystemModel);
-    setRootIndex(m_fileSystemModel->index(m_rootDir));
+    //setRootIndex(m_fileSystemModel->index(m_rootDir));
     header()->restoreState(settings.value("filetree/header").toByteArray());
 }
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void Filetree::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *event)
         auto filter = m_fileSystemModel->filter();
         filter ^= QDir::Hidden;
         m_fileSystemModel->setFilter(filter);
-        m_fileSystemModel->setRootPath(m_rootDir);
+        //m_fileSystemModel->setRootPath(m_rootDir);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 20954d7..c17e377 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent)
     QDockWidget *filesystemDock = new QDockWidget(tr("Filesystem"), this);
     filesystemDock->setWidget(m_filesystem);
     filesystemDock->setObjectName("filesystemDock");
+    filesystemDock->hide();
     addDockWidget(Qt::LeftDockWidgetArea, filesystemDock);
 
     QDockWidget *databaseViewDock = new QDockWidget(tr("FITS/XISF files database"), this);