I decided to use this little gimmick on my web site but it doesn’t work when I upload the site.
I know I have it done correctly with it pointing to the file in the correct directory
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I remember reading something that if you go to a site before it implementing the favicon it will not show up even if you clear the cache and browser’s memory. Is this true?
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If you bookmark the site before the icon is there, you won’t see it in the future.
Delete the book mark, clear your cache, reload the site, bookmark again should make it work.
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> \*Originally posted by Derleth \*
> \*\*What is the significance of a file named `favicon.ico’? \*\*
It’s the file where the little icons that show up in your favorites list are stored. Here’s a little freeware program from PC Magazine that will restore them, should they get lost. [FavOrg.](http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,108438,00.asp)
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And [Mozilla](http://www.mozilla.org/), and [Netscape 7](http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp), and [Phoenix](http://www.mozilla.org/projects/phoenix/), and [Opera](http://www.opera.com/)…’
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I would’ve posted this earlier but I couldn’t log in last night. Thank you, I needed to put an absolute URL rather than just the filename even though it’s in the main directory.
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> \*Originally posted by Big Jeff \*
> \*\*Here’s a little freeware program from PC Magazine that will restore them, should they get lost. [FavOrg.](http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,108438,00.asp) \*\*
Another way to accomplish this is just to make a folder and save all of your favicons in there. Then, under each of your favorites’ properties, just browse to that folder and pick the appropriate favicon. Your favicons will remain in that folder, even if you clear your browser’s cache.
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> \*Originally posted by Big Jeff \*
> \*\*Here’s a little freeware program from PC Magazine that will restore them, should they get lost. [FavOrg.](http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,108438,00.asp) \*\*
Another way to accomplish this is just to make a folder and save all of your favicons in there. Then, under each of your favorites’ properties, just browse to that folder and pick the appropriate favicon. Your favicons will remain in that folder, even if you clear your browser’s cache.