We’ve redesigned the browser cache to improve the performance, flexibility, reliability, and scalability of Internet Explorer and the apps that rely on the Windows Internet (WinINet) cache. The same IE11 apps and sites you use today can open in Microsoft Edge with Internet Explorer mode. For a list of what’s in scope, see the FAQ. In Windows XP, your Internet Explorer favorites are stored under your user name, at the following location: (replace " userName" with your actual user name)Ĭ:\Documents and Settings\userName\FavoritesĬopy the updated Internet Explorer Favorites path, press Windows+R to launch the Run dialog, paste it and hit Enter to open the folder in Windows Explorer.The Internet Explorer 11 desktop application will be retired and go out of support on June 15, 2022. Location of your Favorites folder in Windows XP Replace "userName" with your true Windows Vista or Windows 7 user name, and open the folder location: you can press Windows+R, paste the location, and hit Enter, or paste the path of the Favorites folder directly inside Windows Explorer's address bar:
In Windows Vista and Windows 7, Internet Explorer stores your Favorites inside a directory location under your Windows user name same location for both versions of Windows: Location of your Favorites folder in Windows 7 and Windows Vista If you want to see the Favorites folder, instead of its content (your bookmarks), simply press the Backspace key, and Windows will open the parent folder of the directory, with your Favorites folder automatically selected: If you click any of the shortcut files (each representing a Favorite), they will open the target URL (internet address) inside your default browser. As you can tell, your favorites (both actual bookmarks and any folder you created) are just a listing of shortcut files and folders. Windows will open the proper location where all your bookmarks are stored, and display your Internet Explorer Favorites folder inside Windows Explorer. If the Run command is not visible on your Start Menu, simply hold down the Windows logo key, and press " R".Īs soon as you do, Windows will display the Run dialog, including a text field: type " favorites" inside the text field, and hit Enter or click OK:
To open the location of your Favorites folder, click on Start and choose " Run". The keyword " Favorites" is not only the name of the directory in which your Favorites are stored, but also a keyword you can use to open your Favorites directly, with a couple of keystrokes.
Favorites folder for any version of Windows Internet Explorer
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