Mind blowing sync issue in IE 10 desktop. Favorites magically reappear

JimmyFal

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By the way this is all about IE 10 DESKTOP version, not Metro.


  1. Mesh is uninstalled from ALL of my pc's. AND I stopped any Mesh activity before I uninstalled it.
  2. Then I turned OFF Browser Sync (in pc settings) on both my laptop and desktop that are running Win 8 RP
  3. Then I deleted the entire contents of the favorites folder from both machines.
  4. now I have NO favorites on either one.
  5. I wait a few minutes to make sure whatever sync operation may be happening on the servers is done.
  6. Then I turn Sync back on on the desktop and after about 1 minute, favorites begins to populate itself.
  7. I turn sync back off then I delete the entire contents again.
  8. I go over to the laptop and turn sync on over there and favorites once again begins to populate itself.

So now I have a reproducible "bug" I THINK.

One additional clue and the one that led me down this path, was that I make great use of the Favorites Bar at the top of the IE 10 Window. The links that reappear up there, when I find their properties, they say they are located here:
C:\Users\Jimmy\Favorites\Links
Even though I cannot find that location using Windows Explorer at all. The files do seem to actually be located in C:\Users\Jimmy\Favorites\Favorites Bar

So here we are. Any thoughts, anyone? Am I the only one?

JF
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8 RP
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built Smokeshow
    CPU
    I7 2nd gen
    Motherboard
    Asus P8P67
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 GTX 550ti's in SLI config.
Hi. Are you signing into 8 with an administrator .Live account?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer T690
    CPU
    Intel Pentium D Dual Core
    Motherboard
    Acer/Intel E946GZ
    Memory
    2GB (max upgrade)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 - PCI Express x16
    Sound Card
    Integrated RealTek ALC888 high-definition audio with 7.1 channel audio support
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer AL1917W A LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1440 X 900
    Hard Drives
    350 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10
    Thumb drives
    PSU
    Standard 250 watt
    Case
    Desktop 7.2" (183mm) W x 17.5" (445mm) L x 14.5"
    Cooling
    Dual case fans + CPU fan
    Keyboard
    Acer Windows PS/2
    Mouse
    Wireless Microsoft Arc
    Internet Speed
    54mbp/s
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    Office Pro 2013 / Nokia Lumia 1520 Windows Phone 8.1DP GDR1
Yes. I'm going to install Win 8 on another computer, with sync turned off on all but the new computer, and see if it populates favorites again, without installing the skydrive app. That should tell us something.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8 RP
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built Smokeshow
    CPU
    I7 2nd gen
    Motherboard
    Asus P8P67
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 GTX 550ti's in SLI config.
Jimmy,

Would you mind if I ask in which Window 8 version are you using, is it Consumer Preview or Release Preview?
For I know there’s a lot of problems from the 1st release better if you will install the Release Preview.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8 Release Preview, 7 Home Premium
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS K53SJ Notebook
    CPU
    CPU @ 2.10GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2310M Processor
    Memory
    DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM, 2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 8 G SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 520M with 1GB DDR3 VRAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" 16:9 HD (1366x768) LED Backlight
    Hard Drives
    500GB 5400rpm/7200rpm
    Case
    Aluminum Blue
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    HP 2.4 GHz Wireless Optical Mobile Mouse
    Other Info
    Qualcomm Atheros AR9002WB-1NG Wireless Network Adapter
    Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
    Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
    Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
Hi, I have the exact same problem in Windows 8 RP Build 8400. And I've ecountered it before, when I was syncing two Windows 7 machines with Live Mesh. Back then it was enough to delete the Favorites folders on both machines and wait a couple of minutes to fix the problem.
If you search for "favorites reappear" on the internet, you will find lots and lots of people with the same issue. It's an old one, some Microsoft Answers posts date back to 2009 and IE 8 (!!). Unfortunately there is no sign of a solution, just abandoned threads and generic suggestions to "check for malware" or reset the IE settings (which I've also done.)

It's not all favories that keep coming back. If I delete them completely, just 2 random folders reappear. These 2 folders really are random, I've created them myself and there are absolutely no links in them that I didn't put there myself. Just to be clear: It's not malware that reinstalls some ads it wants me to klick - it looks like some sort of sync issue.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8 RP, Win 7 Professional
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