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Opening saved AOL .pfc files(favorites)

I saved my AOL Favorites list to a floppy, but I can't open them with any program I try. I want to delete all 2,500 of them from my list in order to free up space, but don't to delete them until I can find out how to open them from my floppy. Thanks.
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With very little effort I was actually able to find information that LRI41 stated did not exist. With the experience levels of the Experts here, IMHO some effort should have been made to research the question to earn the points.

"Since AOL software is proprietary, no other application will make the "Saved file act like it did not AOL. Its only use is to print out and URLs so you can copy and paste them into another Browser Application."

I'm not even sure what this phrase means, and all the questioner asked was to be able to 'find out how to open them from my floppy'. Which the applications I linked to should be able to do.

ChrisPy
I understood the question to be:

"until I can find out how to open them from my floppy. Thanks."

Nothing was said about leaving AOL for a different service nor trying to convert AOL Favorites, PFC Files or
the Address Book.  

If that had been thee question:

CAN I TRANSFER MY AOL FAVORITES

Try one of these:

http://aoleave.com

http://www.pwcrack.com/pfc/pfc.html

http://www.fkeeps.com/fmorph/fmindex.htm


UserClone 1.0
tranfer AOL favorites

   http://www.snapfiles.com/get/userclone.html

  http://www.singerscreations.com/AboutUserClone.asp


UserClone 1.0
tranfer AOL favorites


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UserClone is a utility that allows you to copy your AOL user filing cabinet and favorite places from one user to another screenname. Thiscan be very useful when creating a new screenname. You no longer have to worry about losing important e-mails or transferring your favorite places by hand.
 

 
License: Freeware  
Price: Free  
Windows: Windows (All)
File size: 100 kb
Author: Website
Release: 1/6/2001
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Published on 31-Oct-2000  
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FavoRipper free download. Now you can convert your AOL favorites ... - Now you can convert your AOL favorites to Internet Explorer favorites (or any browser that supports Netscape formatted bookmarks) with just a couple o.... ...

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/




Developer cablehead
Price $20.00
License Shareware
File Size 1,066K
Now you can convert your AOL favorites to Internet Explorer favorites (or any browser that supports Netscape formatted bookmarks) with just a couple of clicks. FavoRipper will leave your AOL favorites intact. Bookmark.htm will be created on your desktop for easy importing to Internet Explorer. AOL 4-5 and 6.


http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/Explorer_Add-ons/FavoRipper.html


---this might cover it.

Windows and Internet Practical Tips
How To Import Favorites Onto Your PC


  http://susanwhunt.tripod.com/windowsandnettips/id22.html

"Crreated March 31, 2003" according to Properties Report."

In fact as I read it, the questioner was remaining with AOL not changing to another ISP, but heck what do I know???



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