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Missing Favourites in IE

Discussion in 'Internet Explorer & Microsoft Edge' started by rsinfo, 2013/05/28.

  1. 2013/05/28
    rsinfo

    rsinfo SuperGeek Alumni Thread Starter

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    MrBill

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    Right click on a blank space on one of the top tool bars in IE and see if it is checked.
     
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    rsinfo

    rsinfo SuperGeek Alumni Thread Starter

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    I don't want the Favorites bar to be displayed.
     
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    TonyT

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    Have you seen this:
    How to Solve Favorites Menu is Missing in IE

    How did you move them? Did you use the Move button in its folder properties/location tab? Were there any instances of IE running processes at the time? Some apps use IE as a process.
     
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    rsinfo

    rsinfo SuperGeek Alumni Thread Starter

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    TonyT, the link that you gave me seems to be for older versions of IE as the page is dated Friday, January 28, 2011. I would anyway try it.

    I moved the Favorites by Move button in Windows Explorer. Everything was closed at that time & I moved the folder as soon as I installed Win 8.
     
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    TonyT

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    Try moving it back to the default location. If it takes, then move it again where you want it.
     
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    rsinfo

    rsinfo SuperGeek Alumni Thread Starter

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    No joy, Tony.

    Favourites appear normally when in default location, but as soon as I moved them, they disappeared again.
     
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  9. 2013/06/01
    TonyT

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    I suspect that a registry key is not getting updated when changing the location. Other possibility is a permissions issue with the alternate location, IE will need r/w access.

    Move the folder again and have a look at the values of Favorites in these 2 keys & see it they show the path to the folder:

    hkcu/software/microsoft/windows/current version/explorer/shell folders/

    hkcu/software/microsoft/windows/current version/explorer/user shell folders/

    Change to the desired path if need be. May have to then kill explorer.exe and restart it for the changes to take effect.
     
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    rsinfo

    rsinfo SuperGeek Alumni Thread Starter

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    As my default browser is Firefox, I am letting this IE thing go to sleep for now as another MS Metro/Desktop quirk instead of wasting mine & others time on it.
     
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    TonyT

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    disappointed you didn't try the last suggestions.
     
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    rsinfo

    rsinfo SuperGeek Alumni Thread Starter

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    Both the keys are set correctly & point to the new location but still no joy.

    Maybe MS would do something in Blue to set it right.
     
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  13. 2013/06/08
    TonyT

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    Thanks.
    I officially can let this issue sleep now! (I only use IE to test compatibility as I create Websites)
     
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