Remove (symbolic link) item from “Favorites” menu from command line

Question

When I say "Favorites", I am referring to the one on the left side of your Explorer window, not the Favorites folder located at C:\Users\username\Favorites.

I have a problem where on of the "favorite" items freezes anytime I click on it (had been a link to a network location which no longer exists). If I right click on it to get 'properties" it freezes Explorer. Where is this located on disk so I can remove it from the command line?

Answer 1

Those shortcuts are in the Links folder. If you username is username, the folder is at C:\Users\username\Links.