How to Backup Favorites When Formatting
Internet Explorer, the browser from Microsoft, offers the ability to mark websites that you'd like to return to in the future. Explorer dubs these your "Favorites." Since formatting your hard drive wipes it clean, you must back up your Favorites if you want to keep them. To back up favorites when formatting, use the export feature. Once you export your Favorites to a file, you can burn the file to a disc, copy and paste it to a flash drive or email it to yourself.
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Instructions
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Start Internet Explorer.
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Click the "Star" icon in the top right corner of the Internet Explorer window. Alternatively, click "Ctrl" and "I" at the same time to open the Favorites Center.
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Click the drop-down arrow in the "Add to Favorites" menu. Choose "Import and Export" to open the Import/Export Settings window.
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Click "Export to a File" in the Import/Export Settings window. Click "Next."
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Choose "Favorites" at the "What Would You Like to Export" screen. Click "Next."
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Click the icon for your Favorites folder on the "Select the Folder That You Want to Export Your Favorites From" screen. Click "Next."
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Click "Browse" on the screen where it says "Where do you want to export your favorites?" When the Select Bookmark File dialog window opens, choose a location for your Favorites and click "Save." Either save to an easy to remember location, such as the desktop, or to your backup device.
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Click "Export." When you receive the message indicating the export process was successful, click "Finish."
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Transfer your exported Favorites file to your backup device.
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Tips & Warnings
Internet Explorer's default location for saving your Favorites backup is the Documents folder.
