Windows 8 In Depth

The Favorites Folder: Sites to Remember

The sad truth is that much of what you’ll see on the Web will be utterly forgettable and not worth a second look. However, there are all kinds of gems out there waiting to be uncovered—sites you’ll want to visit regularly. Instead of memorizing the appropriate URLs, jotting them down on sticky notes, or plastering your desktop with shortcuts, you can use Internet Explorer’s handy Favorites feature to keep track of your choice sites.

The Favorites feature is really just a folder (you’ll find it in your %UserProfile% folder) that you use to store Internet shortcuts. The advantage of using the Favorites folder as opposed to any other folder is that you can add, view, and link to the Favorites folder shortcuts ...