08-06-2009
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Re: How To Remove Favourites Bar From IE8
Thank you very much for explaining this. Useful to know.
Kind Regards
Chris
"Jean Rosenfeld" wrote:
> If you open the favorites sidebar (if not open click on the orangy star near
> top left, and if you wish pin it, click on the little green arrow, then
> click on favorites tab if not already at that tab) then as you scroll down
> through your favorites you will see the folder called favorites bar. Like
> any other folders you might have sorted your favorites into, you can delete
> (by right click delete) or move to elsewhere (by dragging) any item that is
> in the favorites bar folder (or add more if you want to).
>
> By the way, I have no problem on my system (IE8 on XP SP3), not showing the
> favorites toolbar (along the upper part of the browser); but I understood
> you to say that even if you unlocked the toolbars and unchecked favorites
> bar, it remained. My suggestion was that if you emptied the Favorites bar
> folder, the favorites toolbar would be empty and therefore less intrusive.
>
> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3A928176-8B80-4DD5-A765-AFE837AF4A0E@microsoft.com...
> >I am not sure what you mean Jean. How can I do this and what would be the
> > result?
> >
> > Kind Regards
> > Chris
> >
> > "Jean Rosenfeld" wrote:
> >
> >> You could also delete all the items in the favourites bar folder...
> >>
> >> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:052CF51D-18EC-40EA-B1FF-E2B6AD7C7447@microsoft.com...
> >> > Thank you to everyone who replied. It seems that the favouites bar
> >> > which
> >> > also
> >> > shows the tabs can't be removed in IE8 even if it is disabled in
> >> > view/toolbars. I have followed the suggestion to right click/customise
> >> > and
> >> > show icons only so it will take less space.
> >> >
> >> > Kind Regards
> >> > Chris
> >> >
> >> > "rob^_^" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> That's just an aberration that IE8 adds to the Favorites folders list.
> >> >> The
> >> >> folder does not physically exist. Open your Favorites folder with
> >> >> Explorer.exe, you will see that the Favorites Bar folder is still
> >> >> named
> >> >> 'Links' in the Favorites sub-folders.
> >> >>
> >> >> Unfortunately you cannot remove it from the IE8 Favorites Center List.
> >> >> All
> >> >> IE versions will create a 'Links' sub folder if one does not already
> >> >> exist.
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards.
> >> >>
> >> >> "CheeseBurger" <CheeseBurger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> >> message
> >> >> news:C810A47B-3D83-46B7-B6F8-92396586AD50@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > I believe Chris wanted to permanently remove the the folder titled
> >> >> > "Favorites
> >> >> > Bar" that IE8 automatically placed into exisitng favorites.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I've got enough favorites, don't need another empty folder titled
> >> >> > "Favorites
> >> >> > Bar"
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I've tried everything to get rid of it but, it keeps coming back -
> >> >> > anyone
> >> >> > have an answer?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "rob^_^" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> HI Chris,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Are you confused between the Favorites Bar(replaces the 'Links'
> >> >> >> toolbar
> >> >> >> or
> >> >> >> previous IE versions?) and the Favorites Center (replaces the
> >> >> >> Favorites
> >> >> >> and
> >> >> >> History Side bars of previous IE versions).
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> The Favorites Center button (a single 'star' icon) cannot be hidden
> >> >> >> (I
> >> >> >> usually have the Favorites center pinned to the side of my browser
> >> >> >> all
> >> >> >> of
> >> >> >> the time... I find it easy to retrace my steps from either my
> >> >> >> Favorites
> >> >> >> lists or History lists.)
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> The toolbar context menu - "Favorites bar" shows or hides the
> >> >> >> Favorites
> >> >> >> bar
> >> >> >> (the replacement 'Links' toolbar) only.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Regards.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:AC82018F-9ADE-4321-BEB3-EEA329B36506@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > I wish to remove the favourited bar from IE8. I have gone to
> >> >> >> > View/Toolbars
> >> >> >> > and unchecked the Favourites Bar but it is still there. I have
> >> >> >> > also
> >> >> >> > tried
> >> >> >> > checking and unchecking it several times to no avail. When I
> >> >> >> > check
> >> >> >> > it
> >> >> >> > some items are added and when I uncheck it some those items are
> >> >> >> > removed
> >> >> >> > but
> >> >> >> > the bar with the star marked "Favourites" is still there no
> >> >> >> > matter
> >> >> >> > what
> >> >> >> > I
> >> >> >> > do.
> >> >> >> > Is there any way to remove it?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Kind Regards
> >> >> >> > Chris
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
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