where are IE favorites stored?

[Guest]

I have installed a new hard drive and I have a backup on CD. All software was installed form original CD. I want to replace the default Favorites file with the backup file. Can you tell me where to find the IE favorites file or registry entry?

 

[Sathya Narayanan]

Hi,

The location of Favorites folder depends on the version of Windows.

In Windows 9x and ME, this folder was a subfolder of the Windows folder. In
Windows XP, it is a subfolder of the folder \Documents and
Settings\username\, where "username" is replaced by the actual user name.

Hope this helps

Rgds,
(e-mail address removed)

I have installed a new hard drive and I have a backup on CD. All software

was installed form original CD. I want to replace the default Favorites file
with the backup file. Can you tell me where to find the IE favorites file or
registry entry?

 

[Alan Edwards]

Favorites is not a file. It is a folder.
The individual favorites are held in the Favorites folder.
The location can vary, e.g. in Win9x it is usually
C:\Windows\Favorites but in Windows XP if installed on C:
C:\Documents and Settings\logon_name\Favorites

Copy the contents of the old Favorites folder to the new as you
appeared not to have exported them with IE-File-Export.

Right-click a favorite, select Properties and the General tab will
show you the current location or you can check in the Registry.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html


In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "John"

 

[Guest]

I don't find anything except default items in the Favorites folder under Documents and Settings. I looked under All Users and under John. None of my personal Favorites are listed. Could they be somewhere else? The Backup has been very complete up til now.

 

[Alan Edwards]

Search for a Favorites folder.

....Alan