When you open Explorer in Windows 7 you’ll see a list of Favorites in the Navigation Pane. Microsoft has already put some there, but today we show you how to remove them and add your own favorite folders including Search Connectors.
In Windows 10 it’s called Quick Access instead of Favorites, but it works exactly the same way
Remove Folders from Favorites or Quick Access
By default Microsoft has included some favorite locations for you that you may not want. The default locations are Desktop, Downloads, Recent Places, and Recorded TV if you’ve set up Live TV in Windows Media Center.
To delete the locations from Favorites, simply right-click on the location and select Remove from the context menu.
Add Folders to Favorites or Quick Access
Adding you favorite locations that you visit often is easy. While you’re in the folder you want to add, right-click on Favorites and select Add current location to Favorites.
If you’re in Windows 10 it’ll be called Quick Access instead of Favorites but it works the same way.
You can also drag a folder over to Favorites to link it there as well.
In this example we removed all of the default locations and added four locations…a FLAC folder from a home server, My Documents, My Videos, and our Dropbox folder.
If you want to get the default locations back just right-click Favorites and select Restore favorite links. It won’t delete the locations you added, but will just restore the originals.
Search Connectors in Windows 7
You can’t add Internet Explorer Favorites or files to your favorites in Windows Explorer. However, you can add Search Connectors which allow you to search a favorite website and view it in Windows Explorer. This is a neat trick we covered in a previous article.
This should help make navigating through your favorite locations a bit easier and allow you to add Search Connectors as well. Make sure to check out our links below that will help better understand Search Connectors and why they might come in handy.
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We have seen how to import Favorites and Bookmarks into Edge from other browsers. In this post, we will see the location of Favorites or Bookmarks folder in Microsoft Edge, which will, in turn, help us manage the Favorites easily.
In Edge and Internet Explorer saved web links are called “Favorites”. In Firefox or Chrome, they’re called “Bookmarks” – but basically, they mean the same thing.
UPDATE: Things keep changing in Windows 10! Now after the November Update, Edge does not use a folder structure to store Favorites. It now uses an Extensible Storage Engine Database.
Where are Favorites stored in Edge
Open Windows File Explorer and navigate to the following path:
Better still, simply copy-paste the path in Explorer address field and hit Enter. The folder will open. Remember to replace username with your own.
Manage Bookmarks or Favorites in Edge
In the above folder, click on the Favorites folder to open it.
While you can always rename or remove Favorites via Edge UI settings, carrying out drag-and-drop operations, etc. here, will make managing favorites in Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 much easier.
Backup & Restore Edge favorites
To backup, your favorites in Edge browser, simply copy-paste this Favorites folder to a safe location. To restore favorites, copy-paste your Favorites folder back in this location.
Bonus Tip
Where is Download History stored in Edge?
The Download History folder in Edge browser is stored in the following location:
Remember to replace username with your own.
Incidentally, if you need to tweak Edge settings, you can do it as follows. You will find three dots, called Ellipses on the top right of Edge. You click on the Ellipses to open the More actions menu that contains options to tweak Microsoft Edge. You have to click on Settings to reach the main settings. Advanced options are also to be found in a separate menu when you click on the option saying Advanced Options. Using these, you can tweak Edge to suit your requirements.
ManageEdge lets you import, export, sort, move and rename Microsoft Edge browser favorites & bookmarks a breeze on your Windows 10 PC.
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Internet Explorer is the default web browser on the Windows 7 operating system. It allows you to store favorite websites (bookmarks) on your computer so that you can access the same websites quickly whenever you want to. Internet Explorer stores the favorite’s folder on your computer system where you can access it and make changes using Windows Explorer. It's easy to delete the bookmarks you no longer need.
Step 1
Click the Windows 'Start' button and click 'Computer' to launch Windows Explorer.
Step 2
Double-click the 'C:' drive and double-click the 'Users' folder.
Double-click your username folder and double-click the 'Favorites' folder. You should see a list of the bookmarked websites. If you want to delete a bookmark, right-click it and click 'Delete.' To delete multiple files, press the left mouse button and drag the mouse across the folder to select the bookmarks you want to remove. Right-click the highlighted files, and click 'Delete.'
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When you open Windows Explorer in Windows 7, it opens the Libraries folder by default. You can change the default startup folder using the Windows Explorer shortcut properties, as you did in earlier versions of Windows. Note that you cannot change the default start folder if you’re using WinKey + E to launch Explorer.
In Windows 7, right-clicking on the Windows Explorer Taskbar icon will show the Jump Lists. To access the shortcut properties, hold the SHIFT key down, right-click on the shortcut and choose Properties. Rest of the procedure is the same as in other versions of Windows.
To change the startup folder to (My) Computer, use this target path:
explorer.exe ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
Where the GUID {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} represents the My Computer folder.
For Documents folder, use this target path:
explorer.exe ::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}
You may also suffix the full path instead of using GUID. For example,
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I'm trying to recover a Windows system from backups and can't seem to find where Chrome saves its bookmarks.
Does anybody know where Chrome saves its bookmarks on Windows?
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3 Answers%LOCALAPPDATA%GoogleChromeUser DataDefault
Go to that folder and you can see a file with a name 'Bookmarks'.
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On my PC (Windows Vista) i can find the bookmarks file (and also cache/history/etc.) in this location:
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Where Are Favorites Links Stored In Windows 7
You can use the built-in Bookmark Manager by typing
chrome://bookmarks/
in Chrome's address bar.
The bookmarks are stored in the 'bookmarks' and the 'Bookmarks.bak' files which are located in these locations:
In Windows XP and older versions: %USERPROFILE%Local SettingsApplication DataGoogleChromeUser DataDefault or C:Documents and SettingsusernameLocal SettingsApplication DataGoogleChromeUser DataDefault
In Windows Vista and newer versions:
%USERPROFILE%AppDataLocalGoogleChromeUser DataDefault or C:UsersusernameAppDataLocalGoogleChromeUser DataDefault
You can open these files with notepad and see their content.
Please note that in Chrome's newer versions instead of the 'Default' folder there will be a 'Profile 1' folder.
Favorites Folder Location
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