Favorite Folders

[Ed Sowell]

How do I set a Favorite Folder in Vista? In XP it was easy, but can't find
it at all in Vista. Is it possible?

TIA

Ed

 

[Gordon]

How do I set a Favorite Folder in Vista? In XP it was easy, but can't
find it at all in Vista. Is it possible?

TIA

Ed

What exactly do you mean by a "favorite folder"? Where are you seeing
these "favorite folders"?

 

[Michael Walraven]

It should already exist as c:\users\yourname\Favorites

 

[Dave]

Favorites as in Internet Explorer?
Or Favorite Links as in Windows Explorer?
Or something else?

 

[Andre Da Costa]

You can find it in your User folder, click Start > your account name and you
should see 'Favorites' there. If you want it displayed on the Start menu,
right click your Taskbar > Start Menu (tab) > Customize scroll down and
check the 'Favorites menu'. Click OK > OK

 

[Ed Sowell]

In Vista, in other words, a directory that I frequently viist in Windows
Explorer. In XP I could set those quite easily and they were then visible
the the Favorites navigation tree just like Web sites.

Ed

 

[Gordon]

In Vista, in other words, a directory that I frequently viist in Windows
Explorer. In XP I could set those quite easily and they were then visible
the the Favorites navigation tree just like Web sites.

Ed

My Explorer has that by default......
If yours doesn't, but just has the Folders pane showing, is there an arrow
just to the right of the word "Folders"?

 

[Ed Sowell]

Thanks, Andre. How do I put something there? For example, suppose I need to
access files in D:\Dir1\Dir2\Dir3 frequently. How can put an entry in
Favorites so I can get to it quickly?

Ed

 

[Dave]

That's the IE Favorites.
Windows Explorer has a place for Favorite Links in the Navigation Pane.
Just drag a shortcut to it.

 

[Ed Sowell]

Here is what my Windows Explorer shows.

http://www.efsowell.us/ed/misc/WinExplr.jpg

I see nothing about Favorites.

This is Vista Ultimate 32 bit if that makes any difference.

Ed

 

[Ed Sowell]

Brink & Dave,

When I drag or copy paste it puts a COPY of the folder (and the entire sub
dir structure) into Favorites. Not what I want. the behavior I seek is to
jump to the folder. That is, I don't want to be modifing a COPY of the
things I have in the favorite folder, but to change the actual, only, good
and true document.

Ed

 

[Gordon]

Here is what my Windows Explorer shows.

http://www.efsowell.us/ed/misc/WinExplr.jpg

I see nothing about Favorites.

So what do you think the FAVORITE LINKS panel is then? You can put all your
frequently-accessed folders in there.....

 

[Gordon]

Brink & Dave,

When I drag or copy paste it puts a COPY of the folder (and the entire sub
dir structure) into Favorites.

That's completely WRONG. It does NOT out a COPY into the links folder. It
puts a LINK. Hence the name - Favorite LINKS.....

 

[Dave]

Navigate to the folder you wish to add to the Favorite Links.
Right-click on the folder and drag it to the upper left pane (Favorite
Links), release and select "Create Shortcuts Here"

You can grab the horizontal line between "More>>" and "Folders" and move it
down to show more space if you need.

 

[Gordon]

Navigate to the folder you wish to add to the Favorite Links.
Right-click on the folder and drag it to the upper left pane (Favorite
Links), release and select "Create Shortcuts Here"

You don't even need to do that - just drag and drop with left-click. That'll
create a link automatically...