Re: Organizing Favorites Folder

I don't use MSN Explorer and never have, but see here:
http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=48114

Their Favorites are apparently stored here:
C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\MSN6\UserData\{771BFA30-D788-01C2-0300-0000FC43FAB6}\Favorites.xml

It is an .xml file, which can be opened with a web browser, or can be opened and edited with Notepad. I imagine editing it to remove the lines representing the favorites you want to delete would work, but I can't guarantee it. If you edit it, make a backup elsewhere of the .xml file FIRST, so you can replace it if you mess up. Be sure MSN Explorer is Closed when you edit the file.

To get to the folder and file in question, you may have to set your system to show all files:

Start Menu> My Computer> Tools menu> Folder Options> View
Under Advanced Settings> Hidden Files and Folders, click Show hidden files and folders.
Uncheck Hide protected operating system files, and Hide extensions for known file types.
Click Apply, OK.

Alternately, you can try this instead of editing the .xml file:
Download the MSN Favorites Export Toolkit mentioned in the thread I linked above, to export your MSN favorites to a bookmark.htm file (Be sure to read the readme file with the download). The open Internet Explorer and use File menu> Import to import the MSN favorites into IE. Organise and delete them as you wish, either through the IE interface, or as I mentioned in my original reply. When done, you can export the revised IE favorites to a file, then open MSN and import them from the file or from IE directly. You *may* probably have to first rename the current Favorites.xml file so you don't end up with a huge file of duplicates.

Also see here:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=307572

As I said, I do not use MSN and cannot test or vouch for these procedures. You may want to try asking in an MSN Explorer forum or directly to MSN Explorer support:
http://support.msn.com/default.aspx?productkey=explorer&page=support_home_options__v2
(Yeah, good luck with *that*).

Sorry I can't be of more help.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"tlupnorth" <tlupnorth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:93A98F89-20F4-4672-96AC-B317F2481469@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thank you for trying to help. The favorites folder that is having problems
is on the "MSN Explorer", there isn't anything in the "internet explorer"
favorites folder except a couple of folders that are nothing...have any
other ideas???



"glee" wrote:

Close Internet Explorer.
If your "Favorites" folder is in the default location, you can click Start>Run,
type: Favorites and click OK.
This should open your Favorites folder, where you can delete favorites, move them by
dragging to other sub-folders in the Favorites folder tree, create folders and
sub-folders, and so forth, to organise them as you wish.

When done, close the open Favorites window and start Internet Explorer. You should
see them in the new locations. Drag/drop them in the Favorites list into the order
you want, if desired. If you want them alphabetically, open the Favorites list,
right-click in it, and click Sort By Name in the menu that appears.

The default location for the folder is C:\Documents and
Settings\<username>\Favorites
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"tlupnorth" <tlupnorth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:920BEA75-425F-4219-8387-09B10DC67C08@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I need to organize my Favorites Folder as its very full and I can't delete
> anything from it. When I click on 'organize favorites' it opens a new page
> but it just says 'loading...' on that page and it won't do anything else so I
> can't organize my favorites list. My kids accounts on this computer are able
> to organize their favorites folder but mine won't let me. Anyone have any
> idea what I can do as I have a very full folder and really need to delete
> some old favorites. Thank you for any help you can give.



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