IE7 on Vista: Unable to Save to Moved Favorites Folder

Contributor Icon Contributed by shamanstears Date Icon April 23, 2007  
Tag Icon Tagged: Microsoft Vista

If you have moved the location of your Favorites folder, IE7’s Protected Mode will prevent you from being able to write to the new location and will cough up an unspecified error when you try to save a web page to your Favorites. Here is how to overcome this:


1. Close Internet Explorer.

2. Click the Start button.

3. Click All Programs.

4. Go into Accessories.

5. Right-click on Command Prompt.

6. Select Run as administrator.

7. When the UAC Prompt appears, click Continue.

8. At the command prompt, go to the new location for your Favorites folder.

9. Input icacls favorites /setintegritylevel (OI)(CI)low.

10. Press Enter on the keyboard.

11. Close the window.

You will now be able to write to your Favorites folder.

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    Hello,

    I am unbale to access my Favorite folder.
    I tried the provided solution but it results in below msg:
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    C:UsersJaspal>icacls favorites /setintegritylevel (OI)(CI)low
    favorites: The system cannot find the path specified.
    Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 1 files
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    I am unable to view my Links folder too.
    I was using it regularly. I dont realise when it stopped showing and allowing me to save new favorites.
    :?:
    Please help. :roll:
    Jassi
 
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