Deleted "Available Offline" Favorites Still Remain on the Synchronize List

When you use Internet Explorer, you may experience the following symptoms:

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When you synchronize offline favorites, some sites may be available in the synchronization list that have already been deleted from the favorites list.

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When you update subscriptions, some sites may update that have already been deleted from the favorites list.

This behavior can occur for the following reasons:

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This can occur if an offline favorite is in a subfolder of the Favorites folder, and that subfolder is then deleted.

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The can occur if the you did not unsubscribe to the site before deleting it.

To work around this issue, use the appropriate method:

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1. Right-click Start, and then click Explore.
2. Use Windows Explorer to open the Windows\Offline Web Pages folder.
3. Right-click the offline favorite to be removed, and then click Delete.

NOTE: To prevent this issue from occurring, delete each offline favorite from the subfolder of the Favorites folder before deleting that subfolder.

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1. Right-click Start, and then click Explore.
2. Use Windows Explorer to open the Windows\Subscriptions folder.
3. Right-click the offline favorite to be removed, and then click Delete.

NOTE: To prevent this issue from occurring, unsubscribe to each Offline Favorite in the subfolder of the Favorites folder before deleting that subfolder.