How to Create Favorites Folders in Microsoft Edge

Quick Tips

• Favorites folders in Microsoft Edge let you access your favorite sites in seconds.
• You can create multiple favorites folders for different types of sites.
• Favorites folder creation works on both desktop and mobile versions of Edge.

There are millions of different websites in existence today, but most of your online time may be spent on a small selection of sites that you visit again and again, like social media platforms, news websites, and email providers.

Adding these sites to your “Bookmarks” or “Favorites” tab in your browser of choice makes it faster and easier to access them. In this guide, we’ll explore how to create favorites folders in Microsoft Edge, letting you organize and access your top sites with ease.

How to Create Favorites Folders in Microsoft Edge on Desktop

Let’s start off with a look at how to create favorites folders in Microsoft Edge on your desktop device, like a PC, Mac, or laptop.

Step 1. Open up Microsoft Edge and look for the “Favorites” button in the top-right corner. It looks like a star, with three little lines emerging from the right side of it.

Step 2. Click the “Favorites” button to open the “Favorites” menu. Note that you can also use the Windows keyboard shortcut to do this, too: just press “Ctrl,” “Shift,” and the “O” key all at the same time.

Step 3. Click on the “Add Folder” button. You’ll find it at the top of the “Favorites” window. It looks like a folder symbol, with a small “+” icon in the bottom-right corner.

Step 4. Enter a name for your new folder, and then press the “Enter” key or just click in the white space to create the folder. It should then appear in your “Favorites” menu, ready to use.

How to Create Favorites Folders in Microsoft Edge on Mobile

On mobile, the process for creating an Edge “Favorites” folder is quite similar to how it works on desktop, albeit with one or two slight differences.

Step 1. Open the Edge browser on your mobile device (or download and install the Edge app first, if you don’t have it already).

Step 2. Tap on the button that looks like three little lines, in the bottom-right corner of your browser window. This should make a new menu appear on the lower half of the screen.

Step 3. Tap on the “Favorites” icon, represented by a star. This will open up the “Favorites” menu.

Step 4. Press the “Add Folder” button in the top-right area, represented by a folder symbol with a “+” icon. You’ll then be able to type in a new name for your folder, and hit the “Save” button when you’re done to create it.

How to Add a Favorite to One of Your Folders

Once you’ve created some “Favorites” folders in Edge, you’ll surely want to know how to add pages to them. Again, this is a straightforward process, and there are a couple of different ways you can go about it.

Method 1. Creating a Favorite Directly in the Folder

The first method involves adding pages directly to the specific “Favorites” folder you want.

Step 1. Open up the page you wish to add to your “Favorites,” then hit the Favorites symbol in the top-right.

Step 2. Right-click on the folder you want to add to, and then click on “Add this page to folder.”

Method 2. Creating a Favorite, Then Moving it to the Folder

The other method involves creating your “Favorites” first and then moving them to whichever folders you like.

Step 1. Open a page you wish to add, and then click the “Favorites” button.

Step 2. Click the “Add Favorite” button (the star) to add that page to your general list of favorite pages.

Step 3. Click and drag the page into the folder you want. You’ll know when it’s in the right spot, as the text should move slightly to the right as the page enters the folder.