Empty Favorite Links

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TriggerOfHel

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I've been looking up solutions to this problem, but I haven't been able to restore my favorite links with any of them. I've tried the following:

1. The right click menu for my Favorite Links panel doesn't work. It shows both options (Open Favorite Links Folder and Restore Default Favorite Links) but neither of them work.

2. I've tried downloading the Shortcut Arrow restore registry entry and ran it, and it didn't do anything even after I restarted the computer.

3. I've also tried going into registry manually with regedit. 'lnkfile' lists 'IsShortcut' just fine, and I see arrows on all my shortcuts. Really, I don't remember ever trying to get rid of them.

So what do I do at this point? It appears there is no links folder inside my user folder, so I think that might have something to do with it. I tried making a folder called 'Links' there, but it doesn't seem to recognize it.

Please? :x
 

My Computer

System One

I've been able to restore my Links folder by using shell:Links in the run menu, but all sorts of worse problems have been happening ever since.

The first time I restored the folder, it ended up in my secondary hard drive somehow and I had to delete it. No big deal.

The second time I restored it, it found itself a spot in my "C > Users" folder. Somehow, it had taken the place of my account folder and everything that was inside of it was now in my favorite links! Even worse, I couldn't delete it without deleting everything inside of my account folder (now named "Links").

I backed up all my files that I could (it wouldn't let me copy AppData!) and put them in a storage folder while I tried to delete or rename the new folder, and get it from putting every single thing in my Favorite Links panel.

This problem is far worse. Someone, PLEASE help!
 

My Computer

System One

Hello TriggerofHel, and welcome to Vista Forums.

You might see if this may be able to help you with this. If not, then you might see if a System Restore using a restore point dated before this happened can fix it for you.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/147638-favorite-links-empty.html

Another option, would be to create a new administrator account to see if it works fine in it.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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