To back-up your Internet Explorer favourites list,
1. In Internet Explorer, left-click ‘File‘, then ‘Import and Export‘
2. Click ‘next‘, then ‘export favorites‘, then ‘next‘, then ‘next again‘
3. click the ‘browse‘ button to choose where to store the Favorites file (html)
4. Click ‘finish‘.
5. Now make sure to move that file to your back-up location, or you’re likely to lose it.