Earlier, I wrote:
J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:
In message , Frank Slootweg
writes:
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:
[...]

"Favorites" I've always assumed was just Internet-Explorer-speak for
bookmarks, as it once indeed was (and may still be); as such, I hadn't
even looked at it for ages (possibly years). To my surprise I don't
actually _have_ such a folder under C:\ or C:\Windows; I had one under
C:\ProgramData, but system told me I couldn't get at that. Ah, I must
have moved it at some time - I have it under D:\ (that's the one with
the star icon I was expecting); that does indeed seem to still be IE's
bookmarks (I'm on W7HP32).

If your D:\ is also known as \Users\you or/and just you, then
"Favorites" is in the right location, because it's user-specific, not
system-wide.

As I said, I'd probably moved it (I think the default is C:\Users\me).
But long enough ago that I'd forgotten I'd done so.

The default is \Users\me, which nearly always is on C:, but can be
changed/moved to another drive, so that's why I asked.

And BTW, it's of course "Favourites"! Don't you know your own
language!? :-)

I do indeed! Microsoft don't, though. (Even though I have UK set in
various places.)

Well, my Windows version is UK English and does say 'Favourites'.

Additional note: It's "Favourites" in File Explorer, but "Favorites"
in a Command Prompt window. IIRC, this 'magic' is done by the Windows
equivalent of a (Unix) 'symbolic link' or some such trick, but I don't
remember the details, nor a way to show the mapping.

N.B. If you're in File Explorer, navigate to "Favourites" and then
click in the 'path' box , it will display something like
'C:\Users\Frank\Favorites', i.e. the 'real' name.

BTW, the relevant setting is the 'Windows display language' [1]. The
'Keyboard layout' is irrelevant (for this issue) and can be different
(mine is/are 'US' and 'United States-International'). 'Date and time
formats' and 'Location' are yet other irrelevant settings.

[1] (On Windows 8.1) Control Panel - Clock, Language and Region -
Language - Advanced settings - Override for Windows display language
... - selection box.
My selection box has 'Use language list (recommended)' (which is the
current setting) and 'English (United Kingdom)'). So my 'Windows display
language' is 'English (United Kingdom)', which was probably the only
English language pack included in the Windows software which came with
my laptop.
Note that you can *add* [2] (Windows display language) language packs,
but there is a default one set at installation time.

[2] (On Windows 8.1) Control Panel - Clock, Language and Region -
Language - Add a language. And then later - 'Windows display language:
Available for download' - Options - 'A language pack for ... is
available for download' - 'Download and install language pack'.