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All my favorites disappeared. I found the folder in
documents and settings and backed it up but imortand
export looks only at files and there are over 100. how do
i get all the folders and files reattached?
 
bill gee said:
All my favorites disappeared. I found the folder in
documents and settings and backed it up but imortand
export looks only at files and there are over 100. how do
i get all the folders and files reattached?
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In the internet explorer file menu you'll find an option to import and
export favorites and\or cookies. In this case, though, it doesn't
sound as though IE is able to see your Favorites (or at least not so
that you can see them as well).

When you right-click the Favorites folder and look at properties, is
there a check mark in the box designating them as hidden? If so,
clear it and apply\okay your way out.

Are you using XP or a different operating system?
 
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In the internet explorer file menu you'll find an option to import and
export favorites and\or cookies. In this case, though, it doesn't
sound as though IE is able to see your Favorites (or at least not so
that you can see them as well).

When you right-click the Favorites folder and look at properties, is
there a check mark in the box designating them as hidden? If so,
clear it and apply\okay your way out.

Are you using XP or a different operating system?
.
XP
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the folders are not hidden I can see them all
I just can't use them.
got a support message from Kelleys-corner (MVP) but
cannot figure out the computerese. I am a human not a
geek. I just want to move it to a place IE6 can see them.
Import doesn't work it is lookijng for a FILE named
bookmark and will not accept a folder
thanx.
 
bill gee said:
the folders are not hidden I can see them all
I just can't use them.
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Right-click the Favorites folder and look at the Properties to see if
there is a checkmark designating them as hidden. If so, you may be
able to see them in Windows Explorer but not while using IE.

Again, what is your operating system - XP, Win98 or ? The Favorites
folder is put into different locations, depending on the system. We
need this information since the Favorites folder may currently be in
the wrong location.
 
If you have several Favorites folders, then right-click each to check
whether any has become designated as hidden. With XP, I would expect
the full set of Favorites folders to be located in documents and
settings \your name.

(If anyone else wants to jump in with advice, feel free!)
 
bill gee said:
nope.
but a search shows several identical fldrs in different
places
how do i determine where ie6 is looking?
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Here's my previous answer to this question:

Here's a general solution to that problem which will work
for all OS and any customization. The only assumption
is that the Favorites folder which is currently active contains
a subfolder.

For example, here are the keystrokes to make use of the
existence of a Links folder which happens to have something
in it:
Alt-a,L,CursorLeft,Shift-F10,O,Alt-V,o,U

In this case the L matches the Links subfolder
which automatically flies open on the right, hence the need
for the CursorLeft. Otherwise it is simply a matter of using
the right-click (or Menu key) on the (assumed) Favorites
subfolder in order to use the Open command at that level
and then Go Up to the main level.

Note: it would also be possible to right-click on any arbitrary
Favorite and enter its Properties, General tab and capture
the folder location from it. However, I think that opening
the subfolder and then going up into the main folder is
less work.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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