Where is the favourites folder in Windows 7?
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00:00 Where Is The Favourites Folder In Windows 7?
00:25 Answer 1 Score 50
00:38 Accepted Answer Score 20
00:52 Answer 3 Score 16
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ANSWER 1
Score 50
The favourites folder for IE in windows7 is located in:
%USERPROFILE%\Favorites
The favourites folder for windows explorer sidebar in windows7 is located in:
%USERPROFILE%\Links
ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 20
The Documents and Settings folder simply changed name to Users in Vista and Windows 7.
%USERPROFILE%\Favorites
will work on all versions.
ANSWER 3
Score 16
As well as the %USERPROFILE% trick, this also works from the Start Menu or Run dialog:
shell:favorites
ANSWER 4
Score 1
It should be
%systemdrive%\Users\%username%\Favorites\
If you copy and paste that line in to run, you should be able to get to your IE favourites.
ANSWER 5
Score 1
In Windows 7, they're stored in: C:\Users\username\Favorites (or simply %userprofile%\Favorites).
From there, you can right-click on the file, copy it and save it to a flash drive in case your computer crashes, you will have all of your favorites.
If you have to buy a new computer or have to do a clean install of the operating system, you can go to your new computer's favorites and transfer your old favorites to it.