Where is the favourites folder in Windows 7?

Solution 1:

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

%USERPROFILE%\Favorites

will work on all versions.

Solution 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

Solution 3:

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

shell:favorites

Solution 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.

Solution 5:

In Windows 7, they're stored in: C:\Users\username\Favorites (or simply %userprofile%\Favorites).

From there, you can right-click on the file, copy it and save it to a flash drive in case your computer crashes, you will have all of your favorites.

If you have to buy a new computer or have to do a clean install of the operating system, you can go to your new computer's favorites and transfer your old favorites to it.