Hello Peter, and welcome to Vista Forums.

It sounds like your Favorites folder does not have the default location set for it. Check with OPTION THREE in the tutorial below to make sure that it is set at it's default location.

Personal User Folder - Restore Missing Folder

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Welcome to the Forum

Answers to specific questions:

Vista doesn't need to have a User name/ documents / favorites folder.


Can I just create a documents /folder name favorites and hope that IE will import form there?
We can always hope,however this probably won't work as you'd like it to.


Shoulda been happy.

In vista the Favorites folder is normally between the Downloads and Links folders in the <UserName> folder.

Shouldn't appear in two locations.

Start> explore /user name / favorites is Vista normal.


This is an oversimplification,but if you equate XP -- MyDocuments with
Vista -- <UserName> folder you should do well.

Leaving well enough alone is best until you become more Vista-familiar.


Ardneh

Peter,

Vista uses symbolic links with the user folders. Right now your Favorites folder has been moved to the C:\Users\(user-name)\Documents\Favorites location instead of it's default C:\Users\(user-name)\Favorites location. That is why it is not working for you.


If you would like to restore it back to default, then you can:

• Backup the contents of the Favorites folders to another location.
• Use the Favorites REG file download as instructed in the post above.
• Delete both Favorites folders.
• Open the Start Menu, and type shell:Favorites in the search line and press Enter.
• Restart the computer to apply. You may need to restart a couple of times.

Originally Posted by Brink

Peter,

Vista uses symbolic links with the user folders. Right now your Favorites folder has been moved to the C:\Users\(user-name)\Documents\Favorites location instead of it's default C:\Users\(user-name)\Favorites location. That is why it is not working for you.





If you would like to restore it back to default, then you can:

• Backup the contents of the Favorites folder.
• Use the Favorites download as instructed in the post above.
• Delete both Favorites folders.
• Open the Start Menu, and type shell:Favorites in the search line and press Enter.
• Restart the computer to apply. You may need to restart a couple of times.

Actually my favs have been moved to explore /desktop /computer/ OS C:/ users/PeterP/ favorites ( between documents and links) and opening it shows folders only , one of those which is another favs folder . In that other favs folder is a bookmark folder ( that is a HTML document that started all this trouble to begin with ? that has all the folders plus the individual bookmarks in it again .


It also is found in Explore / Desktop /PeterP / favs ( between documents and links) and again only the folders show and there is an additional favs folder.
In that other favs folder is a bookmark (HTML) that has all the folders plus the individual bookmarks in it again .


In start / documents is a favorites folder that I have recreated . When I click on start/documents in the address bar it says documents/ PeterP / favorites then displays the file folder I recreated . This folder opens to a file labeled bookmarks and opens to the same bookmarks I have in the favs subfolders mentioned above

You can understand my confusion. Is this what is called file sharing ?

In any event I remember distinctly that there was a favs folder in start/ documents/. That’s why I recreated it . Are you saying that there should not be any such folder. When I deleted it I lost all my favorites in IE favorites


Here is the microsft info on importing IE 7 favorites where the reference to Documents folder Bookmark.html was found.


#5 By default Internet Explorer imports from a fole called Bookmark.html in you Documents folder

Import or export favorites in Internet Explorer - Windows Vista Help


Do you think I should do the procedure you mentioned , or leave well enough alone ?

Hi Peter,

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Originally Posted by PETERPNYC

Originally Posted by Brink

Peter,

Vista uses symbolic links with the user folders. Right now your Favorites folder has been moved to the C:\Users\(user-name)\Documents\Favorites location instead of it's default C:\Users\(user-name)\Favorites location. That is why it is not working for you.



If you would like to restore it back to default, then you can:

• Backup the contents of the Favorites folder.
• Use the Favorites download as instructed in the post above.
• Delete both Favorites folders.
• Open the Start Menu, and type shell:Favorites in the search line and press Enter.
• Restart the computer to apply. You may need to restart a couple of times.

Actually my favs have been moved to explore /desktop /computer/ OS C:/ users/PeterP/ favorites ( between documents and links) and opening it shows folders only , one of those which is another favs folder . In that other favs folder is a bookmark folder ( that is a HTML document that started all this trouble to begin with ? that has all the folders plus the individual bookmarks in it again .


It also is found in Explore / Desktop /PeterP / favs ( between documents and links) and again only the folders show and there is an additional favs folder.
In that other favs folder is a bookmark (HTML) that has all the folders plus the individual bookmarks in it again .


In start / documents is a favorites folder that I have recreated . When I click on start/documents in the address bar it says documents/ PeterP / favorites then displays the file folder I recreated . This folder opens to a file labeled bookmarks and opens to the same bookmarks I have in the favs subfolders mentioned above

You can understand my confusion. Is this what is called file sharing ?

In any event I remember distinctly that there was a favs folder in start/ documents/. That’s why I recreated it . Are you saying that there should not be any such folder. When I deleted it I lost all my favorites in IE favorites


Here is the microsft info on importing IE 7 favorites where the reference to Documents folder Bookmark.html was found.


#5 By default Internet Explorer imports from a fole called Bookmark.html in you Documents folder

Import or export favorites in Internet Explorer - Windows Vista Help


Do you think I should do the procedure you mentioned , or leave well enough alone ?

Yeah, that's to just export and import your favorites instead. I find just manually copying and pasting them as a backup from the C:\Users\(user-name)\Favorites folder easier to do.

Copy the favorites in that folder to another location as a backup to restore late from, then go ahead and follow the instructions above to restore your default C:\Users\(user-name)\Favorites user folder. This folder should not be located in the Documents folder or anywhere else.