All of my Favorites did not transfer over from the old AOL desktop. And all of my "Mail Waiting to be Sent" also did not transfer over.
My idea is that AOL Gold is very inferior to the old Aol desktop. They have taken things away. Things like transferring from one name to another, "mail waiting to be sent" and favorites. After 18 yrs with AOL its time for me to make a change. There is no reason for us not to be able to access the old desktop. This is like blackmail. "Either use Gold and pay for it - or no more access to your info!" I'll be moving to G mail.
To import the favorites from the old software into AOL Desktop Gold, please follow the steps in the help article below.
https://help.aol.com/articles/aol-desktop-importing-your-personal-information
Unfortunately, the option to import the “Mail Waiting to be Sent” from the old software to the AOL Desktop Gold, is not available at the moment. To retrieve the Mail Waiting to be Sent, please open the old AOL Desktop (there is no need to sign in), then click on “Read” on the top left to open the mailbox, and select the Mail Waiting to be Sent folder from the left side.