Favorites: how to move sub-folders mixed with primary folders

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  1. Posts : 71,977
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       #11

    You'll only be able to drag and drop them from within a folder.

    Otherwise, you'll need to open your "C:\Users\(user-name)\Favorites" folder to move them to the folder you want them in first.
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  2. Posts : 509
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       #12

    OK, Brink. Thank you. I'll try that again. I always get the clanging red "X," so maybe I don't even know my own user name! Wouldn't surprise me...
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  3. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #13

    If you don't get it to work, then post a screenshot showing what you see instead.
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  4. Posts : 10,485
    W7 Pro SP1 64bit
       #14

    nottaclue9 said:
    Right. But I can't pull a "snatched" folder out of a main folder. It won't get in line, so to speak. It stays indented under another folder where it doesn't belong.
    You just gotta drop it in the right place

    Brink said:
    You'll only be able to drag and drop them from within a folder....
    Perhaps I'm not understanding you. You should be able to drag any folder up to the root of Favorites. But watch the video - the tool tip is not always right or I held the mouse too long in the wrong place.

    Favorites: how to move sub-folders mixed with primary folders-ie11-1.png

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    If the folder named Websites for United States got moved down a level, click and drag it until you see the tiny black line. The tool tip should also tell you that the folder will be placed in Favorites.

    Favorites: how to move sub-folders mixed with primary folders-ie11-4.png




    Brink said:
    Otherwise, you'll need to open your "C:\Users\(user-name)\Favorites" folder to move them to the folder you want them in first.
    That would be too easy
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  5. Posts : 509
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       #15

    Under "Menus" is "Message Boards." It is a separate folder, not a subfolder. It doesn't belong there. I can drop and drag for as many hours as I want, and the indented folder will not stay put in order; it will not "un-indent" and fall in line with the rest of the folders.

    I used the list of Favorites to try to edit as shown in UserNameIssues' post, not the ones that open on the left by clicking on the star.
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  6. Posts : 10,485
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       #16

    nottaclue9 said:
    ~~~
    ...not the ones that open on the left by clicking on the star.
    Why not try it the way that I show in my post?
    Were you able to watch the video?

    If you cannot get it to work as I shows in my post, then we will move on to using Windows (file) Explorer.
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  7. Posts : 509
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       #17

    Sorry, UsernameIssues. I couldn't get the video to work. I even switched to Firefox which will usually allow videos, unlike IE. I'd like to see it if it's not a big hassle.
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  8. Posts : 10,485
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       #18

    Does it work for you if you visit youtube via this link?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoHUKWonPkQ
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  9. Posts : 71,977
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       #19

    nottaclue9 said:
    Under "Menus" is "Message Boards." It is a separate folder, not a subfolder. It doesn't belong there. I can drop and drag for as many hours as I want, and the indented folder will not stay put in order; it will not "un-indent" and fall in line with the rest of the folders.

    I used the list of Favorites to try to edit as shown in UserNameIssues' post, not the ones that open on the left by clicking on the star.
    I'm afraid that only the URL links can be arranged within the Favorites menu bar in IE.

    The folders cannot be rearranged in Favorites menu bar. They are arranged alphabetically together with any other folders, and the only way to change their order is to rename them.

    In the Favorites Center like in UsernameIssues's screenshots, you can move folders into other folders though.
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  10. Posts : 10,485
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       #20

    Brink said:
    ~~~
    I'm afraid that only the URL links can be arranged within the Favorites menu bar in IE.

    The folders cannot be rearranged in Favorites menu bar. They are arranged alphabetically together with any other folders, and the only way to change their order is to rename them.

    In the Favorites Center like in UsernameIssues's screenshots, you can move folders into other folders though.
    This does not seem to be the case for IE8 and IE11 (the only two that I tested).

    The folders can be rearranged and the order survives restarting IE as shown in the video below.
    The rearranged sort order also survives rebooting the computer (not shown).

    I seem to recall that renaming folders to sort them was a work around for older versions of IE, but that does not seem to be needed in IE8 or IE11.

    From the Favorites menu bar, you cannot move a sub-folder to another level.
    This, of course, is the issue at hand.



    As a side bar: This post details a flaw that started with IE11. Putting a text file in the Favorites bar folder is just an example. As far as I can tell, shortcut files with extensions other than ".URL" are not sorted correctly on that bar. This includes shortcuts with the ".WEBSITE" file extension. A user might drag/drop a URL to the desktop* and later decide to cut that shortcut and place it into the Favorites bar folder. That user will probably never be able to drag/drop/sort the Favorites bar shortcuts as desired. All non-URL shortcuts will be shoved to the right of all URL shortcuts after IE is closed.

    *which creates a shortcut file with the ".WEBSITE" file extension when using IE9 or above.
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