Where Are Winks Stored by MSN Live Messenger?

Winks are animations users of Microsoft Windows Live Messenger can send to each other to further express their mood to people they are messaging. They are in the Microsoft folder, in Application Data.

Folder Location

Click the Start menu, then My Computer or Computer, depending on your operating system. Open the hard drive folder where Live Messenger is installed (this is usually the C: drive) and open Documents and Settings, followed by your user folder. Open the Application Data folder, followed by Microsoft, then Messenger.

Finding the Winks Folder

Within the Messenger folder are several folders with a string of random numbers. Look in each of these folders until you find the Winks3 folder. This contains the Live Messenger winks on your computer.

Backup and Saving

Drag the files from the Winks3 folder to another location to create a backup of the files. Winks you download in the future will also appear in the Winks3 folder.

References

• Windows Live Help: Express Yourself With Winks