They are called "Favorites"
You have a Favorites Menu, and a Favorites bar, particularly on the newer iterations of internet Explorer. I believe they were called Bookmarks on IE until 6.0.
Bookmarks are an easy way to categorize your favorite websites in one place. They are a list of links that take you to the specified website.
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Bookmarks will remain saved and not be deleted, even after removing internet files. Internet files will include recent history, cache, and cookies.
If you have Yahoo Toolbar installed, it will add the bookmarks. -Jesse
Bookmarks allow people to save their favorite sites or sites that they are interested in. Thanks to bookmarks, people can more easily access the websites that are important to them.
Might be your bookmarks have got deleted. Check if your bookmarks exits into your favorites.
no.......it wont affect the internet speed at all
Bookmark and Favorite both means the same in computer but the only difference is Favorites is only in Internet Explorer and Favorites are named as Bookmark in Web Browsers other than Internet Explorer.
Export Firefox BookmarksWith Firefox open, go to Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks... > Import and Backup and select "Export HTML".The Export Bookmarks File window will appear.Select the location to where you want the bookmarks.html file to be saved. You can change the file name to whatever you would like or leave it as is.Click on Save and your Firefox bookmarks will be exported to the location that you specified.Import Internet Explorer FavoritesOpen Internet Explorer and select File > Import and Export... and the Import/Export Wizard will appear.Select Next > Import Favorites > Next > Browse and select the bookmarks.html file that you exported from Firefox.Select Next, choose a Favorites folder that you would like your bookmarks to be imported into, click on Next > Finish and your bookmarks will be imported into your Internet Explorer Favorites.You will see the "Successfully imported favorites" message when the import is complete.
go to bookmarks, go to organize bookmarks, then just delete them
Bookmarks - are 'shortcuts' to websites. Instead of having to type the URL each time, you simply click on the bookmark - and the computer locates the webpage. History - is a list of websites you've previously visited.
Xmarks is a very useful utility for keeping both bookmarks and (optionally) passwords backed up. It is compatible with Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari, with different reasons for using it on each. With Firefox, for instance, you have the option of backing up your bookmarks on a server of your choosing for added security.
Go to Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks... > Import and Backup > Export HTML