Windows 10: you updated my account to a new microsoft edge and now all my favorites and passwords are gone

younupgraded my account and all favorites and passwords are gone

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Edge favorites and favorites bar gone

Hi Kim,

Welcome to Microsoft community and thank you for posting your query.

I would like to know some information about the issue so that we could help you better.

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  Do you have a Favorites folder at [C:\Users\your account name\Favorites] ? Does it contain all of the favorites?
  
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  Did you import the favorites from any browser other than Internet Explorer?
  

In order to view the favorites bar, you must turn it on. Here are the steps to do this:

1. Within Microsoft Edge, you will see a button with ellipses on it
(...) in the top right hand corner. Click this.

2. At the very bottom of the dropdown menu, click "Settings".

3. Near the top of the next page, you will see a section titled "Show the favorites bar" and a switch beneath it. Simply click this switch into the on positon and your favorites bar should immediately appear underneath the search
bar at the top of Microsoft Edge

To restore your favorites I would suggest you to try the steps mentioned below and check if it helps.

How to restore the favorite’s folder in Internet Explorer.

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  To open the Registry Editor, click Start.
  
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  Type regedit into the Start Search field.
  
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  Press Enter.
  
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  Find Favorites under the following Registry keys:
  
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Shell folders
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\User Shell folders
  
  HKEY_USERS\.default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Shell folders
  
  HKEY_USERS\.default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\User Shell folders
  

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  Right click it and select Modify. The Edit String dialog will open.
  
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  Verify that the Value Data field contains the correct location of your Favorites folder. If it does not, enter the right location to restore your missing Favorites folder to Internet Explorer.
  
  C:\Users\NetID\Favorites
  

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  Close the registry editor.
  
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  Open Internet Explorer to confirm that your favorites are there.
  
  Note: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that
  you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number
  to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  
  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
  
  I hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you.
  

 

how to add web sites to my favorites in Microsoft Edge

Hi Brooks,

Thank you for showing interest on Windows 10.

I appreciate you for providing details about the issue and we are happy assist you.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to add a Website to Favorites in Microsoft Edge:

• Open the Microsoft Edge app, and go to the website you want to add to favorites.
• Press the Ctrl + D keys or click on the
  start icon (Add to Favorites) in the address bar.
• Type a name you want for the favorite.
• Do step 5 or step 6 below for what folder to add the website as a favorite to.
• To Add Website as a Favorite to an Existing Folder in Favorites
  • Under Create in, select an existing folder, click/tap on
    Add, and go to step 7.
• To Add Website as a Favorite to a New Folder in Favorites.
  • Under Create in, select an existing folder that you want to create the new folder in.
  • Click/tap on the Create new folder link.
  • Type in a name you want for the new folder, click/tap on
    Add, and go to step 7.
• You will now see the start icon (Add to Favorites) turn yellow to indicate that the current website has been added to your Favorites.

Reference: Refer to the following Microsoft article on
Microsoft Edge and privacy: FAQ.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/edge-privacy-faq

If you need any further assistance with Windows then let us know and we would be glad to help you.

Thank you.

 

Microsoft Edge Favorites

Hello,

Let us further isolate your concern by answering the following questions:

• Can you clarify what you meant by reinstalling favorites in Microsoft Edge?
• What are the steps you have done to resolve this?

You can import favorites you've saved from a different web browser to Microsoft Edge. You might want to consider importing these and check if the same thing happens. Click this
link for the steps.

Looking forward to your response.