Favorites missing from explorer sidebar


  1. nabilalk
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    Win 7 Professional 32-bit
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    Favorites missing from explorer sidebar


    My favorites are missing from the Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer bookmarks) sidebar. When I try to add folders to the favorites I have a red circle with a slash through it. If I right-click on favorites and click add location to favorites nothing happens. Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks.

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  3. derekimo
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    Win 10 Pro x64
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    That looks like the circle is in the library not in the favorites,

    Here's a couple tutorials to look at,

    Favorites Empty in Navigation Pane - Fix

    Favorites - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane

    Favorites Library - Create
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  4. Arc
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    Go to C:\Users\<your username> . Locate fovorites there. Drag and drop it to the desiter position.
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  6. Brink
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    Arc said:
    Go to C:\Users\<your username> . Locate fovorites there. Drag and drop it to the desiter position.
    Hello Arc,

    The C:\Users\(user-name)\Favorites folder is for the Internet Explorer "Favorites" website links, while the C:\Users\(user-name)\Links folder would be for "Favorites" in the Windows Explorer navigation pane instead. :)
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  7. Arc
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    Brink said:
    Arc said:
    Go to C:\Users\<your username> . Locate fovorites there. Drag and drop it to the desiter position.
    Hello Arc,

    The C:\Users\(user-name)\Favorites folder is for the Internet Explorer "Favorites" website links, while the C:\Users\(user-name)\Links folder would be for "Favorites" in the Windows Explorer navigation pane instead. :)
    Sorry Shawn !!
    Yes it is C:\users\<username>\links , that contains three shortcuts namely Desktop, Downloads and Recent Places.

    Thanks a lot that you rectified me :)
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  8. Brink
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    LOL, I figured that you knew and just made a typo. :)
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  10. Arc
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    Brink said:
    LOL, I figured that you knew and just made a typo. :)
    Not exactly that

    I was trying to post quickly ... as the link is named Favoritrs there, I written the exact. If I would a bit careful, if I checked it before posting, it would not happened I think.
    Surely, I'd try to be careful from this very post, so that a silly mistake from my part may not coz a difficulty for others
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