Questions tagged [favorites]
Questions about managing shortcuts to often used locations. Example: The list of favourites shown in windows explorer.
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Where is the favourites folder in Windows 7?
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 ...
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Make favorites always visible in Windows Explorer
Vista introduced the favorites in the navigation pane of Windows Explorer. In Windows 7 I immediately noticed that the favorites don't have a separate pane at the top anymore.
So to access the ...
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What are some fast methods for navigating to frequently used folders in Windows 7?
(This is a followup question from my previous question.)
In windows XP I used to be able to quickly navigate to frequently used folders by making use of the 'Favorites' menu item and the hotkey ...
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Windows 7 (32bit) not adding favorites to Windows Explorer
I am attempting to add several locations on my disk to my "Favorites" in Windows Explorer. I have used this feature in the 64bit version of Windows 7 without a problem, but it does not seem to work ...
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Is there any way to get tree organisation for Windows 7 file explorer favorites?
In XP there was a MenuBar called Favorites which seemed to be based on Internet Explorer Favorites. It was fantastic because it allowed for very fast tree style navigation (if set up correctly you ...
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Remove "Favorites" in Windows 7 Explorer navigation pane
Is there a way to remove the "Favorites" item at the top of the navigation pane in Explorer in Windows 7? It really bugs me that it wastes so much space, and I can't find a way to remove it.
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Microsoft Outlook – Favorites shortcuts disappear on re-launch
When I add shortcuts from my mail accounts to the Favorites folder, they get deleted on Outlook re-launch.
I am using Microsoft Outlook 2013.
Since I have configured multiple mail accounts in ...
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Windows XP - how to move Desktop and Favorites locations?
how could I move the Desktop location and the Favoriets location on Windows XP SP3?
Let's say for instance I want to move them out from "C:\Documents and Settings\User" into "C:\".
Is this possible?
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Windows Explorer Favorites separator bar?
Seems like on the Internet there's no solution for Windows 7 Favorites bar separator?
It's really confusing when there are so much links. I want to group it and separate it to make it easier to find, ...
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Remove Favorites button from IE8
Does anyone know how to remove the Favorites button that appears to the far left in IE8? This question is not in reference to the Favorites bar or the Favorites menu. Any help is appreciated!
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Favorites disappeared in windows 8
The favorite links on the left side of all the folders have disappeared on my computer.
Normally I had links to Downloads, Desktop and some more. But one day, they were all gone. And I can't find a ...
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Windows 7 add ftp location to Favorites in Windows Explorer
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 ...
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How do you sort the list of favorites in Windows RT
On the Microsoft Surface RT, there are two instances of Internet Explorer.
The version that is started from the Desktop has the usual star icon for Favorites that brings up the list of Favorites in ...
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How can I stop the "Favorites" icon from constantly reappearing on my desktop?
I accidentally dragged the "favorites" link to my desktop once, and now it constantly reappears, despite repeated attempts at nuking it. How can I prevent it from reappearing?
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Mouseover text from favorites bar lingers?
For some reason, the mouseover text from one of my favorites in MS Edge is just staying on my screen, and I have no idea why.
It even stays on my desktop when I minimize edge.
Why is this happening?
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