Backing up Favorites

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Dying HD on X Pro with IE6. How to back u Favorites to CD before the
HD totally dies?

How to reinstall Favorites when new HD and XP are up and running?
 
Oh this is an easy one.

1. Open your My Computer and browse to your Documents and Settings folder
(c:\documents and settings\[your_user_name])
2. Locate the favourites folder and open it.
3. There will be lots of files within this folder, this is all your
favourites.
Right-click and send them to CD to be written (should be in the Send To)
If you cant send them to the CD, then right click copy and paste it into
the CD or drag them onto the CD icon in My Computer.
4. Write files to CD and thats them backed up.

To recover these files, just do the same process up to 3, but instead of
copying to the CD, copy from the CD onto your new account for your new HD.
All your favourites should be sitting nicely in your new IE favourites.

There is programs that could do this, but its easier in your situation to do
this since your HDD is dying.
I have went through the same process as you... it sucks.
Although i was one step futher along the dying process cause i backed up
using DOS and a zip drive. Fun times!

Hope this helps you and good luck with it
-kris-
 
Gman said:
Dying HD on X Pro with IE6. How to back u Favorites to CD before the
HD totally dies?

How to reinstall Favorites when new HD and XP are up and running?
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In IE, File | Import and Export.
 
Wow i never even realised that was there, i thought it was only for settings.

Well i guess the way i posted is useful for people who might require a DOS
environment to copy files.
I cant believe i never even thought of checking that tool, i feel like an
idiot now.

-kris-
 
But you WERE first to respond. Thanks to all. Got that little job
done, now on to the BIG task.

Hitachi had the easy part, just replacing the 1 1/2 yr-old HD. I've
got to reinstall everything. Not a fair trade.
 
Hunnter4866837 said:
Wow i never even realised that was there, i thought it was only for
settings.

Well i guess the way i posted is useful for people who might require a DOS
environment to copy files.
I cant believe i never even thought of checking that tool, i feel like an
idiot now.
Click to expand...


It pays to investigate all options that end in ... since they always give
you an opportunity to cancel before they do anything.

Not that I haven't been in the same position of not having investigated an
option. :)
 
I'd say its useful to backup some of your cookies, mostly from an "easier to
get back to what you are doing" stance.
But its not entirely necessary unless you have forgotten any passwords
recently or have sites that use cookies to save layouts (bookmarks and some
forums)

Its up to you really, cookies can be re-created easily by going to the sites
you visit, but copy them if you want to save time logging in and setting up
stuff for sites again (such as layout on forums or whatever)

-kris-
 
Thanks for that addit. bit of info - I delete all cookies as I leave I.E as
a rule - it was just that I wondered if it made any difference when it came
to 'importing' favourites.
I assume it does not.
Rgds
Antioch
 
antioch said:
Thanks for that addit. bit of info - I delete all cookies as I leave I.E
as a rule - it was just that I wondered if it made any difference when it
came to 'importing' favourites.
I assume it does not.
Rgds
Antioch
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No, it doesn't. I do, once in a while, delete all unwanted cookies and
export the ones I want.
 
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