Where is the favourites folder in Windows 7?

Question

I wanted to copy my favourites links from another machine onto a newly installed Windows 7 machine, but the system won't let me paste them into the Favourites folder showing at the top of Windows Explorer.

I can't see the old \Documents and Settings\User\Favourites on the C:\ drive any more, so where are they stored now?

Answer 1

The Documents and Settings folder simply changed name to Users in Vista and Windows 7.

%USERPROFILE%\Favorites

will work on all versions.

Answer 2

The favourites folder for IE in windows7 is located in:

%USERPROFILE%\Favorites

The favourites folder for windows explorer sidebar in windows7 is located in:

%USERPROFILE%\Links

Answer 3

As well as the %USERPROFILE% trick, this also works from the Start Menu or Run dialog:

shell:favorites

Answer 4

It should be

%systemdrive%\Users\%username%\Favorites\

If you copy and paste that line in to run, you should be able to get to your IE favourites.

Answer 5

Look under your Local Drive, there will be a folder called Users, within there, there will be a folder called Favourties.

Answer 6

Go to C:/Users.

You should see a list AppData, Public, <your user name>. Click on the user name – in my case "Ric".

Favorites is in here along with Contacts, My Music, My Pictures, Downloads, My Documents, Desktop etc, unlike in Windows XP where you had to hunt in different places for these files, Windows 7 has them all in the one folder.

Answer 7

Remember for you to view th favourites folder under C:\Users\Steve\Favorites you must first enable the view hidden files and system files

Answer 8

AOL has a Satelite, when you change computers, call AOL and they will gladly transfer them to your new computer.I just did that. Also your address book will be back where it belongs.