Windows 7 - Library - Include a Folder

**Brink** · 11-18-2008

How to Include a Folder in a Library in Windows 7

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**Brink** · 03-26-2009

Sorry, Favorites doesn't have a folder tree available since they are just links instead.

I tried adding Favorites as a library folder for this, but Favorites is not allowed to be a Library.

**LarryE1946** · 03-26-2009

Well, drat. Oh well, maybe in final release.

Thanks for trying to help. Really appreciate it.

Regards,

Larry

**Brink** · 03-26-2009

Hi Larry,

Jacee had suggested to me a workaround that may work for you. You can create a new library named My Favorites, and you can copy and paste the shortcuts you want in there to use as Favorites with a folder tree. Afterwards, you can even change the library icon to the star to match. These are two icon locations that you can use for it:

Folder with star:
C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll,-1020

Star by itself:
C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll,-1024

**LarryE1946** · 03-27-2009

Well, that looks easy enough. I have to give it a try over the weekend and let you know.

Thank you very much to you Brink and Jacee for all your help. I really like Windows 7, but there's just a few niggles that I don't fully understand yet, but I'm getting there. Can't wait for the full release.

**Brink** · 03-27-2009

You're welcome Larry.

**whs** · 03-08-2010

Question: Has anybody figured out how to include a folder that sits on a removable device?

**Brink** · 03-08-2010

Hello Wolfgang,

It appears that it may not be possible. It says this in Help & Support:

However, I get this when trying to do so with a USB flash drive even though it is as it states above.

**whs** · 03-08-2010

Yeah, they are lying. I got the same message and mine appears in Computer. But thanks Shawn for looking at the problem.

**Brink** · 03-08-2010

LOl, yeah someone messed up.

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