We all know that after Windows 8.1 Update, OneDrive entry is displayed inside File Explorer, and we have already shared how to fix this SkyDrive Error Icon. Today, we’re back with one more yet useful tip to synchronize your Internet Explorer Favorites and Bookmarks with OneDrive.
If you use Internet Explorer as primary or default browser, then this trick is for you. But synchronizing favorites between Internet Explorer and OneDrive is not simple as far as an average Windows user is concerned. In order to make this possible, you have to go thorough a registry manipulation, which is described in following steps:
Synchronize Internet Explorer Favorites with OneDrive
1. Press
Windows Key + R combination, type
regedit in
Run dialog box and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor.
2. In the left pane, navigate here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
3. Now in the right pane of above shown window, look for the expandable registry string named
Favorites.
It must be having %USERPROFILE%\Favorites as the default Value data. You need to double click on this string to modify its Value data.
4. Next, in the above shown
Edit String box, change the Value data to %USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Favorites if you’re using
Windows 8.1 Update, or else change it to
%USERPROFILE%\SkyDrive\Favorites if you’re using
Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 RTM.
Click
OK when you’re done. Close Registry Editor and
reboot to make the changes effective.
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