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I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, and am trying to add a local FTP location to my Windows explorer favorites. For some reason, when I've browsed to say ftp://localaddr, and right click on favorites and click add current location, nothing happens! Is the bookmarking of ftp locations just not supported?

Maybe related: It is a location which requires username/password login (Windows has already saved the password)

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Open up Explorer and go to C:\Users\<username>\Links then create a new shortcut into this folder. (File -> New -> Shortcut)

Put the address ftp://localaddr into the location field, then hit Next and Finish. You should now have it in your favorites.

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Thanks, I'll try it when I get home. Do you happen to know if its a genuine bug or this is "works as designed"? Seems to me like either a bad bug or terribly designed UI, disappointing coming from Windows 7... – Suan Apr 28 '11 at 22:16
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