For Big Favorites Clean-Up Jobs
For big-time clean up of hundreds of URLs, when you want to do a lot of dragging
and dropping, it is easier to use Windows Explorer and work directly inside your Favorites folder. You can see much more with Explorer and utilize your entire screen. You can also use drag-and-drop to move files and folders in bulk.
Where is my Favorites folder?
If you are using Windows 95, windows 98, or Windows ME your Favorites folder is in your Windows directory.
If you are using Windows 2000 or XP your Favorites folder is under Documents and Settings. In XP the Favorites folder has a special star icon. If you can't find it use the Search Option for the word Favorites.
Tips: To create a new subfolder inside Favorites:
1. Highlight the word Favorites in the left pane
2. Select from the top left menu option File >New... >Folder
3. To create subfolder inside an existing folder inside Favorites, highlight the existing folder in the left pane and repeat step 2.
Notice that you can only add subfolders to folders that are highlighted in the LEFT PANE
Drag and drop existing link files (the files showing your browser icon) into the folders you create. To select multiple link files in Windows, hold down the CONTROL button while selecting each link with your mouse.
Note: These Favorite files are portable. You can copy your Favorites to a disk and install them on another computer by copying them into that computer's Favorites folder under your profile. This is a good way to have the same Favorites at home and at work.
Netscape users and Macintosh users
Netscape keeps its bookmarks in a single bookmark file. To clean up Netscape bookmarks work with the Manage Bookmark window inside of Netscape on PC or Macintosh. Macintosh Internet Explorer users use the Manage Favorites window inside IE.
FINAL BIG IMPORTANT TIP:
Backup your Favorites folder. Many people back up their documents, but not their favorites. If their system crashes, they get their documents back, but years of URL collecting are lost if not backed up.