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How to Recover Deleted Favorites in Microsoft Edge

How to Recover Deleted Favorites in Microsoft Edge

June 6, 2021 by Madalina Dinita 7 Comments

If you customized your Edge settings to automatically install the latest browser updates, you might want to edit your settings again. Several users complained their Favorites folder disappeared after installing the latest Edge version on their computers. If you’re looking for a solution to get your Favorites folder back, check if the solutions below do the trick for you.

How Do I Restore the Favorites Folder in Edge?

Import Favorites From Edge Legacy

As Microsoft explains, if your Favorites folder came from the old version of Edge (aka Legacy), it should still be there.

  1. Click on the Favorites icon (the star) or press Ctrl + Shift + O to open the Favorites folder.
  2. Click on More Options (the three dots), and select Import Favorites.import-favorites-edge-browser
  3. In the dropdown menu, select Import from Microsoft Edge Legacy.import-favorites-edge-legacy
  4. Wait until Edge restores your old Favorites folder.

On the other hand, if Microsoft Edge is not listed in the Import list, close the Favorites window, and open a new tab. Then, type edge://flags in the address bar and hit Enter. Type “import” into the search field.

Scroll down to Import data from Microsoft Edge Legacy, and enable the option. Hit the Restart button to refresh the browser.

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Then follow the four steps listed above to import your Favorites folder.

Use Windows File Recovery

Windows File Recovery is a convenient tool that you can use to recover lost files from your backup folder or local storage device, including external drives and USB devices. Keep in mind that you need to install Windows 10 version 2004 or newer in order to run the tool.

First, download the app from the Microsoft Store and install it on your machine. Then launch the tool and let it make changes to your device. In the new Command Prompt window, enter the following command:

winfr C: D: /n \Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\UserData\UserName\Bookmarks

For example, if your user name is Chris, use this command:

winfr C: D: /n \Users\chris\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\UserData\chris\Bookmarks

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This command automatically creates a Recovery folder on the destination drive (in this example, D:). Don’t forget to replace D: with your drive’s letter. Copy the Bookmarks folder to your Edge Data Profile folder and check if the issue is gone.

As a quick reminder, Edge saves the Favorites folder at the following location: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Bookmarks.

Manually Restore the Favorites Folder

Navigate to This PC, and click on the drive where you installed Edge (for most users, it’s C:). Then, navigate to C:\Users\UserName. Locate the Favorites folder, right-click on it and select Restore previous version.

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Restart Edge and check if the Favorites bar is visible now.

Conclusion

If your Microsoft Edge Favorites folder is nowhere to be seen, try to import it from Microsoft Edge Legacy. Alternatively, you can also use the Windows File Recovery tool to restore the missing Favorites folder. If the issue persists, go to C:\Users\UserName\Favorites and select the “Restore previous versions” option.

Did these solutions work for you? Which method helped you restore the Favorites folder? Let us know in the comments below.

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Comments

  1. Mike says

    February 9, 2023 at 8:50 am

    nothing helps. Why does this keep happening? Randomly disappear and randomly re reappear.

  2. Josh says

    November 24, 2022 at 3:50 pm

    Is this possible on xbox one?? I’m unable to access edge legacy despite enabling Import Data from Microsoft Edge Legacy and restarting..There is still no dropdown on “Import”Please help

  3. Tom Depoorter says

    October 12, 2022 at 12:51 am

    I lost my favorites after an Edge update and could easily fix it doing this steps:

    1) Go to C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Snapshots
    2) Open the most recent snapshot subfolder before the issue occured and open subfolder Default
    3) Copy file “Bookmarks” to C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default (you could rename the existing file over the before pasting)
    4) restart edge

  4. j says

    August 31, 2022 at 2:05 pm

    OMG this was a life saver. it did not return the most recent items but it returned alot

  5. Linda Kutzer says

    February 11, 2022 at 4:51 pm

    This did not help me. It says there is no previous version!

  6. aditya says

    January 25, 2022 at 7:40 am

    i got it deleted faverites. thanks

  7. Hernando Fernandez says

    January 10, 2022 at 11:57 am

    Used manual restoration of Favorites and it sort of worked. Unfortunately not all fav links were recovered. Is there anything else that can be done?

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