Add Your Own Folders to Favorites in Windows 7

Once you open Explorer in Windows 7 you will see a list of Favorites in the Navigation window. Microsoft has previously put some there, but in the present day I show you how to get rid of them and add your own favorite folders including Search Connectors.

For Remove Favorites...

By default Microsoft has included some favorite locations for you that you may possibly not desire. The default locations are Desktop, Downloads, Recent Places, and Recorded TV if you have set up Live TV in Windows Media Center.
To delete the locations from Favorites, simply right-click on the location and select eradicate from the context menu.

For Add Favorites...

Adding you favorite locations that you trip often is easy. While you’re in the folder you want to add right-click on Favorites and select Add current location to Favorites.
You can also drag a folder over to Favorites to link it there as well.
In instance I want to remove all of the default locations and added four locations…a FLAC folder from a home server, My Documents, My Videos, and our Dropbox folder.
If you desire to acquire the default locations back just right-click Favorites and select Restore favorite links. It won’t delete the locations you added, but will just restore the originals.

For Search Connectors...

You cannot add Internet Explorer Favorites or files to your favorites in Windows Explorer. On the other hand, you can add Search Connectors which allow you to search a favorite website and view it in Windows Explorer. This is another discussion. This should help make navigating through your favorite locations a bit easier and permit you to add Search Connectors as well