Cannot Move, Delete, or Rename Links Folder on Favorites Menu
ID: Q179599
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows NT 4.0
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Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows 95
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Microsoft Windows 98
SYMPTOMS
If you attempt to move, delete, or rename the Links folder on the
Favorites menu in Internet Explorer, it is automatically re-created the
next time you start your computer.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the Links folder is a special Internet
Explorer folder that cannot be moved, deleted, or renamed.
RESOLUTION
Although the Links folder cannot be deleted, the properties of the
Links folder can be set to Hidden so that the folder is no longer
displayed when you open the Favorites.
To set the properties of the Links folder to Hidden:
- Click Favorites on the toolbar.
- Right-click the Links folder, and then click Properties.
- Click to select the Hidden check box.
- Click OK.
You can press F5 to refresh the file listing and the Links folder will
no longer be displayed, although it will still be in the system and
function normally.
MORE INFORMATION
When the Links folder is recreated, it does not contain any Web page
shortcuts you may have added. It contains only the following default Web
page shortcuts:
- Best of the Web
- Channel Guide
- Customize Links
- Internet Explorer News
- Internet Start
The Links folder on the Favorites menu contains the same Web page
shortcuts that are on the Links toolbar. When you add a Web page to the
Links folder or the Links toolbar, its shortcut is copied to the
<windows>\Favorites\Links folder, where <windows> is the name of the
folder in which Windows is installed. If user profiles are enabled on your
computer, the Web page shortcut is copied to the
<windows>\Profiles\<username>\Favorites\Links folder, where windows is the
name of the folder in which Windows is installed, and <username> is the
name you use to log on to Windows.
For additional information about how to use the Links toolbar in Internet
Explorer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
Q171228
How to Customize the Links Toolbar in Internet Explorer
Additional query words:
4.00 4.01
Keywords : kbenv kbui msiew95 msient win98
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb