How to move Favorites folder

[Guest]

Hi,
Any way to move my Favorites folder to my D: drive and still remained active for more bookmarks?

TIA,
-Rino

 

[Guest]

Hi,
Any way to move my Favorites folder to my D: drive and still remained
active for more bookmarks?

TIA,
-Rino

Merge in the .reg file below
Change "D:\\Favorites" to match where you want them,
and move your current favorites to that place
Note the doubling of the backslashes in the path specifications
(watch out for wrapping
- the [ and ] are at the beginning and end of one line)

--------------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\User Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"
--------------------------------------------------------------

 

[Alan Edwards]

With respect...

Please put a blank line at the end of your .reg file or it may be
ignored.s on a <CR><LF> pair (i.e. a blank line) at the end of a .reg
file.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm

Hi,
Any way to move my Favorites folder to my D: drive and still remained
active for more bookmarks?

TIA,
-Rino

Merge in the .reg file below
Change "D:\\Favorites" to match where you want them,
and move your current favorites to that place
Note the doubling of the backslashes in the path specifications
(watch out for wrapping
- the [ and ] are at the beginning and end of one line)

--------------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\User Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"
--------------------------------------------------------------

 

[Guest]

Yeeesss! That works beautifully! Thanks a bunch! - NoSpam ;o) I rewrite your instructions for others to
follow correctly.

Thanks also to Alan -- nothing happen because I follow every steps correctly ;o)

All The Best,
-Rino

Hi,
Any way to move my Favorites folder to my D: drive and still remained
active for more bookmarks?

TIA,
-Rino

Go to the Reg file below by clicking the specified Folders:
Change "D:\\Favorites" to match where you want them, and move your current Favorites to that place.
(Note the doubling of the backslashes in the path specifications).
Watch out for wrapping - the [ and ] are at the beginning and end of one line)

--------------------------------------------------------------
Do REGEDIT for: (this is what I did)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
double click on "Favorites" and type in appropriate space "D:\\Application Data\Favorites"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]
double click on "Favorites" and type in appropriate space "D:\\Application Data\Favorites"
--------------------------------------------------------------

 

[Guest]

Yes, of course you are correct.
I put in the dashed lines after pasting the text in, and missed on the
last line. There should be a blank line at the end of the .reg

I like the .reg file instead of a direct use of regedit as I sometimes
use this to set it to a network drive, and if the place is not available
IE resets these back to the defaults. With the .reg, it is easy to
reapply this again.

With respect...

Please put a blank line at the end of your .reg file or it may be
ignored.s on a <CR><LF> pair (i.e. a blank line) at the end of a .reg
file.

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm

Hi,
Any way to move my Favorites folder to my D: drive and still remained
active for more bookmarks?

TIA,
-Rino

Merge in the .reg file below
Change "D:\\Favorites" to match where you want them,
and move your current favorites to that place
Note the doubling of the backslashes in the path specifications
(watch out for wrapping
- the [ and ] are at the beginning and end of one line)

--------------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\User Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"
--------------------------------------------------------------

 

[Guest]

Hi Alan, or NoSpam, et al,
Please clarify what is a .reg file and what is the different with regedit command?
I went for regedit and type-in to the location I want. Is there a new way to do it?

-Rino

With respect...

Please put a blank line at the end of your .reg file or it may be
ignored.s on a <CR><LF> pair (i.e. a blank line) at the end of a .reg
file.

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm

Hi,
Any way to move my Favorites folder to my D: drive and still remained
active for more bookmarks?

TIA,
-Rino

Merge in the .reg file below
Change "D:\\Favorites" to match where you want them,
and move your current favorites to that place
Note the doubling of the backslashes in the path specifications
(watch out for wrapping
- the [ and ] are at the beginning and end of one line)

--------------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\User Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"
--------------------------------------------------------------

 

[Alan Edwards]

A .reg file is a script that does the same as you can do manually in
Regedit.
It has some advantages, e.g. you can repeat a change on more that one
machine without typing again or you can give someone else a .reg file
to save them the work (and possible error)

You can see the format of a .reg file if you export a key in Regedit
and save as either a Registration file (*.reg) or a Win9x/NT
Registration file (*.reg).
The latter gives the REGEDIT4 format (which I normally use) and the
former gives the Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 format.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm

Hi Alan, or NoSpam, et al,
Please clarify what is a .reg file and what is the different with regedit command?
I went for regedit and type-in to the location I want. Is there a new way to do it?

-Rino

With respect...

Please put a blank line at the end of your .reg file or it may be
ignored.s on a <CR><LF> pair (i.e. a blank line) at the end of a .reg
file.

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm

Hi,
Any way to move my Favorites folder to my D: drive and still remained
active for more bookmarks?

TIA,
-Rino





Merge in the .reg file below
Change "D:\\Favorites" to match where you want them,
and move your current favorites to that place
Note the doubling of the backslashes in the path specifications
(watch out for wrapping
- the [ and ] are at the beginning and end of one line)

--------------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\User Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"
--------------------------------------------------------------

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the clarification BUT people like me don't know how to use it.
In my case I think I've to type/insert "Application Data\ " folder in-between
\\ and Favorites -- so the script is not useful for me.

I rewrite the .reg file for my use:

--------------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
"Favorites"="D:\\Application Data\Favorites"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
"Favorites"="D:\\Application Data\Favorites"

--------------------------------------------------------------

Where to put it and how to trigger it on or function? New wonder thing just discovered by me ;o)

-Rino

A .reg file is a script that does the same as you can do manually in
Regedit.
It has some advantages, e.g. you can repeat a change on more that one
machine without typing again or you can give someone else a .reg file
to save them the work (and possible error)

You can see the format of a .reg file if you export a key in Regedit
and save as either a Registration file (*.reg) or a Win9x/NT
Registration file (*.reg).
The latter gives the REGEDIT4 format (which I normally use) and the
former gives the Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 format.

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm

Hi Alan, or NoSpam, et al,
Please clarify what is a .reg file and what is the different with regedit command?
I went for regedit and type-in to the location I want. Is there a new way to do it?

-Rino

With respect...

Please put a blank line at the end of your .reg file or it may be
ignored.s on a <CR><LF> pair (i.e. a blank line) at the end of a .reg
file.

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm



On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:46:45 -0800, in


Hi,
Any way to move my Favorites folder to my D: drive and still remained
active for more bookmarks?

TIA,
-Rino





Merge in the .reg file below
Change "D:\\Favorites" to match where you want them,
and move your current favorites to that place
Note the doubling of the backslashes in the path specifications
(watch out for wrapping
- the [ and ] are at the beginning and end of one line)

--------------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\User Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"
--------------------------------------------------------------

 

[Alan Edwards]

Perhaps you should stick to altering manually?
Your .reg file is incorrect.
"Favorites"="D:\\Application Data\Favorites"
should be
"Favorites"="D:\\Application Data\\Favorites"

Do it manually and then export the key and you should see the correct
format.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm

Thanks for the clarification BUT people like me don't know how to use it.
In my case I think I've to type/insert "Application Data\ " folder in-between
\\ and Favorites -- so the script is not useful for me.

I rewrite the .reg file for my use:

--------------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
"Favorites"="D:\\Application Data\Favorites"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
"Favorites"="D:\\Application Data\Favorites"

--------------------------------------------------------------

Where to put it and how to trigger it on or function? New wonder thing just discovered by me ;o)

-Rino

A .reg file is a script that does the same as you can do manually in
Regedit.
It has some advantages, e.g. you can repeat a change on more that one
machine without typing again or you can give someone else a .reg file
to save them the work (and possible error)

You can see the format of a .reg file if you export a key in Regedit
and save as either a Registration file (*.reg) or a Win9x/NT
Registration file (*.reg).
The latter gives the REGEDIT4 format (which I normally use) and the
former gives the Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 format.

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm

Hi Alan, or NoSpam, et al,
Please clarify what is a .reg file and what is the different with regedit command?
I went for regedit and type-in to the location I want. Is there a new way to do it?

-Rino


With respect...

Please put a blank line at the end of your .reg file or it may be
ignored.s on a <CR><LF> pair (i.e. a blank line) at the end of a .reg
file.

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm



On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:46:45 -0800, in


Hi,
Any way to move my Favorites folder to my D: drive and still remained
active for more bookmarks?

TIA,
-Rino





Merge in the .reg file below
Change "D:\\Favorites" to match where you want them,
and move your current favorites to that place
Note the doubling of the backslashes in the path specifications
(watch out for wrapping
- the [ and ] are at the beginning and end of one line)

--------------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\User Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"

 

[Guest]

Alan - it almost Christmas and I wish how to apply that .reg script file now and in the future
when someone give me another one. You only corrected our mistakes BUT (you knew it already).
Thanks to you again -- maybe I can find all the answers from another Forum and let the other guys
here scratches their heads.

Cheers!
-Rino

Perhaps you should stick to altering manually?
Your .reg file is incorrect.
"Favorites"="D:\\Application Data\Favorites"
should be
"Favorites"="D:\\Application Data\\Favorites"

Do it manually and then export the key and you should see the correct
format.

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm

Thanks for the clarification BUT people like me don't know how to use it.
In my case I think I've to type/insert "Application Data\ " folder in-between
\\ and Favorites -- so the script is not useful for me.

I rewrite the .reg file for my use:

--------------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
"Favorites"="D:\\Application Data\Favorites"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
"Favorites"="D:\\Application Data\Favorites"

--------------------------------------------------------------

Where to put it and how to trigger it on or function? New wonder thing just discovered by me ;o)

-Rino

A .reg file is a script that does the same as you can do manually in
Regedit.
It has some advantages, e.g. you can repeat a change on more that one
machine without typing again or you can give someone else a .reg file
to save them the work (and possible error)

You can see the format of a .reg file if you export a key in Regedit
and save as either a Registration file (*.reg) or a Win9x/NT
Registration file (*.reg).
The latter gives the REGEDIT4 format (which I normally use) and the
former gives the Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 format.

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm



On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 12:26:04 -0800, in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, "< < Rino > >" <[email protected]>
wrote:

Hi Alan, or NoSpam, et al,
Please clarify what is a .reg file and what is the different with regedit command?
I went for regedit and type-in to the location I want. Is there a new way to do it?

-Rino


With respect...

Please put a blank line at the end of your .reg file or it may be
ignored.s on a <CR><LF> pair (i.e. a blank line) at the end of a .reg
file.

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm



On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:46:45 -0800, in


Hi,
Any way to move my Favorites folder to my D: drive and still remained
active for more bookmarks?

TIA,
-Rino





Merge in the .reg file below
Change "D:\\Favorites" to match where you want them,
and move your current favorites to that place
Note the doubling of the backslashes in the path specifications
(watch out for wrapping
- the [ and ] are at the beginning and end of one line)

--------------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\User Shell Folders]
"Favorites"="D:\\Favorites"