Save Internet Explorer favorites to another place

You use Internet Explorer and often save websites you like as bookmarks or favorites. Internet Explorer usually saves them to default folder "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Favorites" but you would prefer a specific location of your choice. Internet Explorer does not offer the option to change the default location for favorites.

The path to the Favorites folder is stored by Internet Explorer in the Windows registry, where you can edit it. It is best to first close your browser and copy the Favorites folder to the new location you want to use. Now, click on 'Start - Run', type 'regedit' and press [Enter]. In the registry editor, open the key

'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellFolders\'.

'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User ShellFolders\'.

In the right pane of the window, double click on 'Favorites' and in the dialog box, enter the new path to the bookmark. Close it with 'OK'. Then do the same thing with the key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellFolders\'. After restarting, Internet Explorer will pick up your folder structure from the new location now save all the bookmarks you create there.