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Softonic Rating:
Good:7/10
License:
Free
Added:
January 28, 2008
Publisher:
Website
File size:
719 KB
Downloads:
32
Nick Mead

“Test for dead links in your IE favourites list”

by Nick Mead

There's nothing more annoying than going to your favourites and realising that some of the links are out of date or dead.

If you're an Internet Explorer user, then help is at hand with Faves Analyser. The program simply requires that you direct it to your favourites folder if you've moved it for any reason. However, if it's still in it's default location, you need do little more than run the program and it will automatically detect the favourites you've already got stored on your hard drive.

The program works by pinging all of the addresses in your favourites but this can take longer than expected because sometimes it may not receive a response immediately. The other thing is that the program would be much more useful if it updated dead links automatically rather than simply reporting them as dead.

That said, it's still probably one of the fastest ways of cleaning up your favourites collection and keeping it updated in IE. It's a shame it doesn't work for Firefox too.

Languages:

English

OS requirements for Faves Analyser:

  • OS: WinXP/Vista

Minimum requirements:

Pros
  • Scans all bookmarks for dead-links in IE
  • Works relatively quickly
  • Very easy to use
Cons
  • Only works with IE not Firefox
  • Can be slow depending on ping times
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From the publisher of Faves Analyser

Faves Analyser scans your Internet Explorer Favorites folder and tests which ones are still valid or not.

It scans your entire folder and in a few seconds, can present exactly which ones are still valid or not.

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