How to Add/Delete Folders, Libraries to Favorites in Windows 7

Windows 7 gives an easy access to your Favorite folders and libraries when browsing your computer. The ‘Favorites’, available in the left pane of Windows Explorer, are just links to folders, libraries, and drives on your PC. By default, Favorites has links to Desktop, Downloads, Recent Places etc. You can customize this list by adding or deleting links.

How to Add a Folder or Drive to Favorites?

1. Open the Folder or Drive in Windows Explorer.
2. Right click on Favorites in the left panel.
3. Click on ‘Add current location to Favorites’.
You can now find the folder/drive in Favorites. Alternatively just drag and drop the folder/drive on to Favorites to add it.

How to Add a Library to Favorites?

Libraries in Windows 7 are shortcuts, similar to Favorites. Only, they let you organize stuff in a more meaningful way, such as Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos, etc. You can add the entire ‘Libraries’ or just an individual ‘Library’ such as Pictures or Music to Favorites.

1. Open ‘Libraries’ or an individual Library in Windows Explorer.
2. Right click on Favorites in the left panel.
3. Click on ‘Add current location to Favorites’.

How to Manage Links in Favorites?

Not happy with the default links in Favorites? Delete any link in Favorites by right clicking on it and selecting ‘Remove’. You can also open the folder location in Windows Explorer, restore a previous version of the link (from Restore Point or Windows Backup), hide the folder in the navigation pane of Windows Explorer etc, all from the right click context menu.

How to Restore Favorites?

So you must have tried your hand at customizing Favorites by adding and deleting links. At the end, if you feel you have messed up the list and want to get back the default one, simply right click on Favorites and select ‘Restore favorite links’.