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Is there a way to save my 'Favorites' in case of a system crash?

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Summary: Since your Favorites are stored in a folder on your machine, backing them up in case of a system crash is a quick and painless process.

Is there a way to save my 'Favorites' in case of a system crash?

Sure.

Favorites is just a folder on your machine. In Windows XP it's probably in c:\documents and settings\-username-\Favorites, where "-username-" is replaced with the name you used to log into Windows. Copy that directory and its subdirectories off somewhere, and it's been saved.

However, if you're worried about a system crash then you may want to consider backing up more than your favorites.

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Article 377 | Posted July 11, 2004

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Yes, I know of a way to access favorites from any computer and its free at users-edge.com I can also save links and password hints so I never have to e-mail for lost passwords. I have gone through several hard drives on my personal computer but have never lost my links and favorates that I have at users-edge.com

Posted by: Dave at November 21, 2005 5:47 PM

but if you do it this way, it keeps asking if we want to skip or try again....so we ultimately have to skip....new to this ---so we don't get to save all of them going to the C drive JO

Posted by: Joanne at January 21, 2007 9:10 AM

Smiple they are just small files and folders. Just create a new folder on your desktop then drag and drop them into that folder. Now copy the folder to a CD or floppy or print them out.

Posted by: bargainbin at March 21, 2008 12:00 PM

I was making backup copies of files. Unbeknown to me when I click and drag on my laptop I must hold down the ctrl key to drag a copy otherwise it moves the file. This works different from my home PC and as a result I inadvertently cut the favourites out of the system. How do I paste a copy back where it belongs?

Posted by: greg at July 2, 2008 4:45 PM

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