Microsoft Edge - Fall Update 10586.3 Where are Favorites?

There are no files found in C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\Us er\Default
where the favorites for Microsoft Edge should be. I have "Hidden Files" turned "on" in "View" in File Explorer.
I cannot find them using the utility program "Everything" which lists all files on the computer and offers filters for searches.

I can see all the favorites in the Star tab in the Hamburger menu in the upper right side of Edge.

I deleted all of the favorites from Edge, thinking they might be in OneDrive - although I could not find them in my OneDrive web page either.

Then I disconnected from the internet and imported all of the Internet Explorer's favorites from c:\Users\{username}\Favorites . They all went into Edge.

I then looked in C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\Us er\Default and, again, no files found.

I changed a file name in my IE Favorites folder, but no change was made to Edge's Favorites. Also, that change was not put into the C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\Us er\Default folder.

Reconnected to Internet and everything remained OK regarding using Edge favorites.

Still can't find the Edge favorites files in my computer. The only thing I can figure is either:

1. MS is now putting the files somewhere else in encrypted file(s) where the favorites cannot be found in a search.

or

2. There is a "Super Hidden File" setting that MS used in the update and it is a bug or they intend to leave it that way - regarding C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\Us er\Default

If anyone has an answer please let me know.

Funny thing. Updated my Nextbook 2-in-1 and favorites are right where they should be. So, still can't see favorites in folder on laptop, but can in Nextbook. What gives?

Found the Edge favorites in Fall update 10586 they are here: C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\Us er\Default\DataStore\Data\nouser1\120712-0049\DBStore\Spartan.edb.

They are there on both of my computers.

The update left the favorites from the prior version in C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\Us er\Default\Favorites in one of my computers. The other computer had no favorites at the time of the fall update (I had gone through a reinstall of Edge just before I updated and there were no favorites.

So this solves the mystery.

Thanks to Brink

According to Project Spartan Forensics | Forensic Focus - Articles the "Spartan.edb" File is used to store your reading list. So im not quite sure if thats the file you´re looking for.

Brink said:

Hello PJAFlorida, :)

I've been having luck with only the DataStore folder.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/7...dows-10-a.html

Good to know. I'll try that when I get the chance. I have used a program referenced elsewhere - maybe in this thread - named ESEDatabaseView.exe - to look at the contents of the Spartan.ebd table. I see the contents but do not make much if any sense of what is there.