# IE "Favorites" Logos

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-favorites-logos/88596>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 20, 2001, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-favorites-logos/88596 "2001-10-20T16:56:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-favorites-logos/88596/1 "2001-10-20T16:56:17Z")

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Every time I load a website into my IE5.5 “Favorites” folder I get a company logo to the left of the link. Next day , after re-loading IE ,the logo has changed to a blue “e” on a white square. Is there anyway of retaining these logos ?. It would be a good way of recognising various links ,especially as I have quite a few links loaded in the folder.

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**Author:** ![eBathory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@eBathory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eBathory)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-favorites-logos/88596/2 "2001-10-20T18:40:03Z")

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The logos are stored in your cache. If you delete your history or IE cache they dissapear. So if you have these things set to expire after a short amount of time(such as 1 day) then the logos won’t last very long. Although, I have noticed that even if I don’t delete my history the icons will sometimes dissapear for seemingly no reason at all.

So, I guess, try to set the _Days to keep pages in history_ setting at a higher number and possibly allocate a larger amount of disk space for your _Temporary Internet Files folder_. In IE 6(and possibly earlier versions, these are available through **Tools --\> Internet Options** and **Tools --\> Internet Options: Temporary Internet Files: Settings**.

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**Author:** ![Cargogal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@Cargogal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cargogal)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-favorites-logos/88596/3 "2001-10-20T19:17:36Z")

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And to keep them, you’ll have to never empty your cache? _theatrically_ There MUST be another way!  
I empty mine daily.

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**Author:** ![Baraqiyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-favorites-logos/88596/4 "2001-10-20T20:01:47Z")

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The only way I know of to keep them is to store them locally on your hard drive. There must be an easier way, but here’s what I do:

Use print screen to capture the icon.  
Crop the icon with a graphics program so it’s 32x32 pixels (I use Paint Shop Pro).  
Convert it to an .ICO file (I use a program called Microangelo for this).  
Save the .ICO file to the hard drive.  
Right click on the bookmark, click on “Change Icon”, and locate the icon you just created.

Like I said, there’s got to be an easier way.