Windows 10: How to undo Win 11 Microsoft Edge performed unwanted import of Chrome favourites

This morning I started MS Edge and without me knowing or requesting it, automatically imported my Chrome favourites. This was a totally unwanted and against my will action. How do I undo this to get Edge back to how I wanted it and used it?Secondly: How do I stop all of the unwanted intrusions on my privacy and workflow for a product that I paid for?While I had previously briefly reviewed the user agreement I didn't notice any section where I agreed to let Microsoft make profile change at their whim. This is bordering on invasion of privacy.Thank you Dave

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Why isn’t there any favourites? In Microsoft Edge…?


Colleagues and friends have been asking me where are my favourites form Internet Explorer 11 in Microsoft Edge. What a lot of people don't realise (i.e. the novice n00b is just being rude) Microsoft Edge is a completely new browser, it's not Internet Explorer 12 as some people are getting confused with. It is a completely new browser. More stable much better than Internet Explorer 11. So to answer any questions to any novice Windows 10 users, Microsoft Edge Favourites I have listed below a few simple steps. (important! You have to have favourites present in IE11) If your favourites are in IE11 then just import them from your previous browser to Microsoft Edge. Respectively you can do the same for Google Chrome as well. Although at the moment Firefox does not appear in the list...

1. Open Microsoft Edge then click on
   
   
2. To the right you will see Import favourites
3. By default Internet Explorer is ticked to be imported
4. Import your favourites and then click on the Favourites Tab again and you will see your favourites from Internet Explorer

If your Favourites do not appear just close and reopen Microsoft Edge and then click on



Now all your Favourites from IE or Chrome have been imported into Microsoft Edge...

Moreover, and most importantly is where is the path for the "Favourites Hub" Microsoft have done their best to hide the location of the favourites for Microsoft Edge. But because I'm working with computers for 7.5 hrs a day I thought the logical place to be would be in hidden away within AppData. If you want to edit your Favourites then the best way is to go directly to the file path location.

WB + R to open Run Command and type in AppData or just copy and paste the link that I have provided below for you.

AppData
Local
Packages
Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe
AC
Microsoft Edge
User
Default
Favourites

Drect Link: C:\Users\Mel\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Defa ult\Favorites

 

Lost all my favourites from Microsoft Edge explorer while importing favourites from Chrome explorer.

Is it possible that the new favorites got placed in a separate folder inside Edge... and the old favorites are still there, but just in a different folder?

 

Lost all my favourites from Microsoft Edge explorer while importing favourites from Chrome explorer.

Hello, I tried to import favourites from chrome explorer to Microsoft Edge explorer and in the process all the favourites from the chrome were transferred to Microsoft Edge explorer but I lost all the favourites which were already on the Microsoft Edge Explorer.
How to get back all my Microsoft edge favourites back?

I have already tried locating the favourites in the folder located at this location (C:\Users\personalname\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\Favorites) but could only find the new imported favourites
from chrome only. And no sign of the favourites which were on Microsoft edge explorer.

If any one can please help me out here. I will really appreciate the help.

Thanks!

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