The KNOWNFOLDERID constants represent GUIDs that identify standard folders registered with the system as Known Folders. These folders are installed with Windows Vista and later operating systems, and a computer will have only folders appropriate to it installed. These values are defined in Knownfolders.h.

Constants

FOLDERID_AddNewPrograms 

GUID	{de61d971-5ebc-4f02-a3a9-6c82895e5c04}
Display Name	Get Programs
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Add New Programs (found in the Add or Remove Programs item in the Control Panel)
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder

FOLDERID_AdminTools 

GUID	{724EF170-A42D-4FEF-9F26-B60E846FBA4F}
Display Name	Administrative Tools
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_ADMINTOOLS
Legacy Display Name	Administrative Tools
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools

FOLDERID_AppUpdates 

GUID	{a305ce99-f527-492b-8b1a-7e76fa98d6e4}
Display Name	Installed Updates
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	None, new in Windows Vista. In earlier versions of Microsoft Windows, the information on this page was included in Add or Remove Programs if the Show updates box was checked.
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_CDBurning 

GUID	{9E52AB10-F80D-49DF-ACB8-4330F5687855}
Display Name	Temporary Burn Folder
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Burn
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_CDBURN_AREA
Legacy Display Name	CD Burning
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning

FOLDERID_ChangeRemovePrograms 

GUID	{df7266ac-9274-4867-8d55-3bd661de872d}
Display Name	Programs and Features
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Add or Remove Programs
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder

FOLDERID_CommonAdminTools 

GUID	{D0384E7D-BAC3-4797-8F14-CBA229B392B5}
Display Name	Administrative Tools
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_COMMON_ADMINTOOLS
Legacy Display Name	Administrative Tools
Legacy Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools

FOLDERID_CommonOEMLinks 

GUID	{C1BAE2D0-10DF-4334-BEDD-7AA20B227A9D}
Display Name	OEM Links
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\OEM Links
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_COMMON_OEM_LINKS
Legacy Display Name	OEM Links
Legacy Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\OEM Links

FOLDERID_CommonPrograms 

GUID	{0139D44E-6AFE-49F2-8690-3DAFCAE6FFB8}
Display Name	Programs
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS
Legacy Display Name	Programs
Legacy Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs

FOLDERID_CommonStartMenu 

GUID	{A4115719-D62E-491D-AA7C-E74B8BE3B067}
Display Name	Start Menu
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU
Legacy Display Name	Start Menu
Legacy Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu

FOLDERID_CommonStartup 

GUID	{82A5EA35-D9CD-47C5-9629-E15D2F714E6E}
Display Name	Startup
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_COMMON_STARTUP, CSIDL_COMMON_ALTSTARTUP
Legacy Display Name	Startup
Legacy Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp

FOLDERID_CommonTemplates 

GUID	{B94237E7-57AC-4347-9151-B08C6C32D1F7}
Display Name	Templates
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_COMMON_TEMPLATES
Legacy Display Name	Templates
Legacy Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Templates

FOLDERID_ComputerFolder 

GUID	{0AC0837C-BBF8-452A-850D-79D08E667CA7}
Display Name	Computer
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_DRIVES
Legacy Display Name	My Computer
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder

FOLDERID_ConflictFolder 

GUID	{4bfefb45-347d-4006-a5be-ac0cb0567192}
Display Name	Conflicts
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable. This KNOWNFOLDERID refers to the Windows Vista Synchronization Manager. It is not the folder referenced by the older ISyncMgrConflictFolder.
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_ConnectionsFolder 

GUID	{6F0CD92B-2E97-45D1-88FF-B0D186B8DEDD}
Display Name	Network Connections
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_CONNECTIONS
Legacy Display Name	Network Connections
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder

FOLDERID_Contacts 

GUID	{56784854-C6CB-462b-8169-88E350ACB882}
Display Name	Contacts
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Contacts
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_ControlPanelFolder 

GUID	{82A74AEB-AEB4-465C-A014-D097EE346D63}
Display Name	Control Panel
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_CONTROLS
Legacy Display Name	Control Panel
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder

FOLDERID_Cookies 

GUID	{2B0F765D-C0E9-4171-908E-08A611B84FF6}
Display Name	Cookies
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_COOKIES
Legacy Display Name	Cookies
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Cookies

FOLDERID_Desktop 

GUID	{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}
Display Name	Desktop
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Desktop
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_DESKTOP, CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY
Legacy Display Name	Desktop
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Desktop

FOLDERID_DeviceMetadataStore   

GUID	{5CE4A5E9-E4EB-479D-B89F-130C02886155}
Display Name	DeviceMetadataStore
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceMetadataStore
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_DocumentsLibrary   

GUID	{7B0DB17D-9CD2-4A93-9733-46CC89022E7C}
Display Name	Documents
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Documents.library-ms
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_Downloads 

GUID	{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}
Display Name	Downloads
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Downloads
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_Favorites 

GUID	{1777F761-68AD-4D8A-87BD-30B759FA33DD}
Display Name	Favorites
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Favorites
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_FAVORITES, CSIDL_COMMON_FAVORITES
Legacy Display Name	Favorites
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Favorites

FOLDERID_Fonts 

GUID	{FD228CB7-AE11-4AE3-864C-16F3910AB8FE}
Display Name	Fonts
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%windir%\Fonts
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_FONTS
Legacy Display Name	Fonts
Legacy Default Path	%windir%\Fonts

FOLDERID_Games 

GUID	{CAC52C1A-B53D-4edc-92D7-6B2E8AC19434}
Display Name	Games
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_GameTasks 

GUID	{054FAE61-4DD8-4787-80B6-090220C4B700}
Display Name	GameExplorer
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_History 

GUID	{D9DC8A3B-B784-432E-A781-5A1130A75963}
Display Name	History
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\History
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_HISTORY
Legacy Display Name	History
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History

FOLDERID_HomeGroup   

GUID	{52528A6B-B9E3-4ADD-B60D-588C2DBA842D}
Display Name	Homegroup
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_ImplicitAppShortcuts   

GUID	{BCB5256F-79F6-4CEE-B725-DC34E402FD46}
Display Name	ImplicitAppShortcuts
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_InternetCache 

GUID	{352481E8-33BE-4251-BA85-6007CAEDCF9D}
Display Name	Temporary Internet Files
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_INTERNET_CACHE
Legacy Display Name	Temporary Internet Files
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files

FOLDERID_InternetFolder 

GUID	{4D9F7874-4E0C-4904-967B-40B0D20C3E4B}
Display Name	Internet Explorer
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_INTERNET
Legacy Display Name	Internet Explorer
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder

FOLDERID_Libraries   

GUID	{1B3EA5DC-B587-4786-B4EF-BD1DC332AEAE}
Display Name	Libraries
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_Links 

GUID	{bfb9d5e0-c6a9-404c-b2b2-ae6db6af4968}
Display Name	Links
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Links
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_LocalAppData 

GUID	{F1B32785-6FBA-4FCF-9D55-7B8E7F157091}
Display Name	Local
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%LOCALAPPDATA% (%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local)
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA
Legacy Display Name	Application Data
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data

FOLDERID_LocalAppDataLow 

GUID	{A520A1A4-1780-4FF6-BD18-167343C5AF16}
Display Name	LocalLow
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_LocalizedResourcesDir 

GUID	{2A00375E-224C-49DE-B8D1-440DF7EF3DDC}
Display Name	None
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%windir%\resources\0409 (code page)
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_RESOURCES_LOCALIZED
Legacy Display Name	None
Legacy Default Path	%windir%\resources\0409 (code page)

FOLDERID_Music 

GUID	{4BD8D571-6D19-48D3-BE97-422220080E43}
Display Name	Music
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Music
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_MYMUSIC
Legacy Display Name	My Music
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Music

FOLDERID_MusicLibrary   

GUID	{2112AB0A-C86A-4FFE-A368-0DE96E47012E}
Display Name	Music
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Music.library-ms
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_NetHood 

GUID	{C5ABBF53-E17F-4121-8900-86626FC2C973}
Display Name	Network Shortcuts
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_NETHOOD
Legacy Display Name	NetHood
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\NetHood

FOLDERID_NetworkFolder 

GUID	{D20BEEC4-5CA8-4905-AE3B-BF251EA09B53}
Display Name	Network
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_NETWORK, CSIDL_COMPUTERSNEARME
Legacy Display Name	My Network Places
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder

FOLDERID_OriginalImages 

GUID	{2C36C0AA-5812-4b87-BFD0-4CD0DFB19B39}
Display Name	Original Images
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery\Original Images
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_PhotoAlbums 

GUID	{69D2CF90-FC33-4FB7-9A0C-EBB0F0FCB43C}
Display Name	Slide Shows
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Slide Shows
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_PicturesLibrary   

GUID	{A990AE9F-A03B-4E80-94BC-9912D7504104}
Display Name	Pictures
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Pictures.library-ms
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_Pictures 

GUID	{33E28130-4E1E-4676-835A-98395C3BC3BB}
Display Name	Pictures
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Pictures
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_MYPICTURES
Legacy Display Name	My Pictures
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Pictures

FOLDERID_Playlists 

GUID	{DE92C1C7-837F-4F69-A3BB-86E631204A23}
Display Name	Playlists
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Music\Playlists
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_PrintersFolder 

GUID	{76FC4E2D-D6AD-4519-A663-37BD56068185}
Display Name	Printers
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_PRINTERS
Legacy Display Name	Printers and Faxes
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder

FOLDERID_PrintHood 

GUID	{9274BD8D-CFD1-41C3-B35E-B13F55A758F4}
Display Name	Printer Shortcuts
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_PRINTHOOD
Legacy Display Name	PrintHood
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\PrintHood

FOLDERID_Profile 

GUID	{5E6C858F-0E22-4760-9AFE-EA3317B67173}
Display Name	The user's username (%USERNAME%)
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%USERPROFILE% (%SystemDrive%\Users\%USERNAME%)
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_PROFILE
Legacy Display Name	The user's username (%USERNAME%)
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE% (%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%)

FOLDERID_ProgramData 

GUID	{62AB5D82-FDC1-4DC3-A9DD-070D1D495D97}
Display Name	ProgramData
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE% (%ProgramData%, %SystemDrive%\ProgramData)
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA
Legacy Display Name	Application Data
Legacy Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data

FOLDERID_ProgramFiles 

See Remarks for more information.

GUID	{905e63b6-c1bf-494e-b29c-65b732d3d21a}
Display Name	Program Files
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%ProgramFiles% (%SystemDrive%\Program Files)
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES
Legacy Display Name	Program Files
Legacy Default Path	%ProgramFiles% (%SystemDrive%\Program Files)

FOLDERID_ProgramFilesX64 

See Remarks for more information.

GUID	{6D809377-6AF0-444b-8957-A3773F02200E}
Display Name	Program Files
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%ProgramFiles% (%SystemDrive%\Program Files)
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Program Files
Legacy Default Path	%ProgramFiles% (%SystemDrive%\Program Files)

FOLDERID_ProgramFilesX86 

See Remarks for more information.

GUID	{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}
Display Name	Program Files
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%ProgramFiles% (%SystemDrive%\Program Files)
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILESX86
Legacy Display Name	Program Files
Legacy Default Path	%ProgramFiles% (%SystemDrive%\Program Files)

FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommon 

See Remarks for more information.

GUID	{F7F1ED05-9F6D-47A2-AAAE-29D317C6F066}
Display Name	Common Files
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%ProgramFiles%\Common Files
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON
Legacy Display Name	Common Files
Legacy Default Path	%ProgramFiles%\Common Files

FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommonX64 

See Remarks for more information.

GUID	{6365D5A7-0F0D-45E5-87F6-0DA56B6A4F7D}
Display Name	Common Files
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%ProgramFiles%\Common Files
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Common Files
Legacy Default Path	%ProgramFiles%\Common Files

FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommonX86 

See Remarks for more information.

GUID	{DE974D24-D9C6-4D3E-BF91-F4455120B917}
Display Name	Common Files
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%ProgramFiles%\Common Files
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMONX86
Legacy Display Name	Common Files
Legacy Default Path	%ProgramFiles%\Common Files

FOLDERID_Programs 

GUID	{A77F5D77-2E2B-44C3-A6A2-ABA601054A51}
Display Name	Programs
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_PROGRAMS
Legacy Display Name	Programs
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs

FOLDERID_Public 

GUID	{DFDF76A2-C82A-4D63-906A-5644AC457385}
Display Name	Public
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%PUBLIC% (%SystemDrive%\Users\Public)
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new for Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_PublicDesktop 

GUID	{C4AA340D-F20F-4863-AFEF-F87EF2E6BA25}
Display Name	Public Desktop
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%PUBLIC%\Desktop
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY
Legacy Display Name	Desktop
Legacy Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop

FOLDERID_PublicDocuments 

GUID	{ED4824AF-DCE4-45A8-81E2-FC7965083634}
Display Name	Public Documents
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%PUBLIC%\Documents
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS
Legacy Display Name	Shared Documents
Legacy Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents

FOLDERID_PublicDownloads 

GUID	{3D644C9B-1FB8-4f30-9B45-F670235F79C0}
Display Name	Public Downloads
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%PUBLIC%\Downloads
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_PublicGameTasks 

GUID	{DEBF2536-E1A8-4c59-B6A2-414586476AEA}
Display Name	GameExplorer
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_PublicLibraries   

GUID	{48DAF80B-E6CF-4F4E-B800-0E69D84EE384}
Display Name	Libraries
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_PublicMusic 

GUID	{3214FAB5-9757-4298-BB61-92A9DEAA44FF}
Display Name	Public Music
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%PUBLIC%\Music
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_COMMON_MUSIC
Legacy Display Name	Shared Music
Legacy Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents\My Music

FOLDERID_PublicPictures 

GUID	{B6EBFB86-6907-413C-9AF7-4FC2ABF07CC5}
Display Name	Public Pictures
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%PUBLIC%\Pictures
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_COMMON_PICTURES
Legacy Display Name	Shared Pictures
Legacy Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents\My Pictures

FOLDERID_PublicRingtones   

GUID	{E555AB60-153B-4D17-9F04-A5FE99FC15EC}
Display Name	Ringtones
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_PublicVideos 

GUID	{2400183A-6185-49FB-A2D8-4A392A602BA3}
Display Name	Public Videos
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%PUBLIC%\Videos
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_COMMON_VIDEO
Legacy Display Name	Shared Video
Legacy Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents\My Videos

FOLDERID_QuickLaunch 

GUID	{52a4f021-7b75-48a9-9f6b-4b87a210bc8f}
Display Name	Quick Launch
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Quick Launch
Legacy Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

FOLDERID_Recent 

GUID	{AE50C081-EBD2-438A-8655-8A092E34987A}
Display Name	Recent Items
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_RECENT
Legacy Display Name	My Recent Documents
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Recent

FOLDERID_RecordedTV 

Not used. This value is not defined in Windows 7 and later.

FOLDERID_RecordedTVLibrary   

GUID	{1A6FDBA2-F42D-4358-A798-B74D745926C5}
Display Name	Recorded TV
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%PUBLIC%\RecordedTV.library-ms
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_RecycleBinFolder 

GUID	{B7534046-3ECB-4C18-BE4E-64CD4CB7D6AC}
Display Name	Recycle Bin
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_BITBUCKET
Legacy Display Name	Recycle Bin
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder

FOLDERID_ResourceDir 

GUID	{8AD10C31-2ADB-4296-A8F7-E4701232C972}
Display Name	Resources
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%windir%\Resources
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_RESOURCES
Legacy Display Name	Resources
Legacy Default Path	%windir%\Resources

FOLDERID_Ringtones   

GUID	{C870044B-F49E-4126-A9C3-B52A1FF411E8}
Display Name	Ringtones
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_RoamingAppData 

GUID	{3EB685DB-65F9-4CF6-A03A-E3EF65729F3D}
Display Name	Roaming
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA% (%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming)
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_APPDATA
Legacy Display Name	Application Data
Legacy Default Path	%APPDATA% (%USERPROFILE%\Application Data)

FOLDERID_SampleMusic 

GUID	{B250C668-F57D-4EE1-A63C-290EE7D1AA1F}
Display Name	Sample Music
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%PUBLIC%\Music\Sample Music
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Sample Music
Legacy Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents\My Music\Sample Music

FOLDERID_SamplePictures 

GUID	{C4900540-2379-4C75-844B-64E6FAF8716B}
Display Name	Sample Pictures
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%PUBLIC%\Pictures\Sample Pictures
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Sample Pictures
Legacy Default Path	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents\My Pictures\Sample Pictures

FOLDERID_SamplePlaylists 

GUID	{15CA69B3-30EE-49C1-ACE1-6B5EC372AFB5}
Display Name	Sample Playlists
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%PUBLIC%\Music\Sample Playlists
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_SampleVideos 

GUID	{859EAD94-2E85-48AD-A71A-0969CB56A6CD}
Display Name	Sample Videos
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%PUBLIC%\Videos\Sample Videos
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_SavedGames 

GUID	{4C5C32FF-BB9D-43b0-B5B4-2D72E54EAAA4}
Display Name	Saved Games
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_SavedSearches 

GUID	{7d1d3a04-debb-4115-95cf-2f29da2920da}
Display Name	Searches
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Searches
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_SEARCH_CSC 

GUID	{ee32e446-31ca-4aba-814f-a5ebd2fd6d5e}
Display Name	Offline Files
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_SEARCH_MAPI 

GUID	{98ec0e18-2098-4d44-8644-66979315a281}
Display Name	Microsoft Office Outlook
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_SearchHome 

GUID	{190337d1-b8ca-4121-a639-6d472d16972a}
Display Name	Search Results
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_SendTo 

GUID	{8983036C-27C0-404B-8F08-102D10DCFD74}
Display Name	SendTo
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_SENDTO
Legacy Display Name	SendTo
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\SendTo

FOLDERID_SidebarDefaultParts 

GUID	{7B396E54-9EC5-4300-BE0A-2482EBAE1A26}
Display Name	Gadgets
Folder Type	COMMON
Default Path	%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new for Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_SidebarParts 

GUID	{A75D362E-50FC-4fb7-AC2C-A8BEAA314493}
Display Name	Gadgets
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new for Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_StartMenu 

GUID	{625B53C3-AB48-4EC1-BA1F-A1EF4146FC19}
Display Name	Start Menu
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_STARTMENU
Legacy Display Name	Start Menu
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu

FOLDERID_Startup 

GUID	{B97D20BB-F46A-4C97-BA10-5E3608430854}
Display Name	Startup
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_STARTUP, CSIDL_ALTSTARTUP
Legacy Display Name	Startup
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp

FOLDERID_SyncManagerFolder 

GUID	{43668BF8-C14E-49B2-97C9-747784D784B7}
Display Name	Sync Center
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_SyncResultsFolder 

GUID	{289a9a43-be44-4057-a41b-587a76d7e7f9}
Display Name	Sync Results
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_SyncSetupFolder 

GUID	{0F214138-B1D3-4a90-BBA9-27CBC0C5389A}
Display Name	Sync Setup
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_System 

GUID	{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}
Display Name	System32
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%windir%\system32
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_SYSTEM
Legacy Display Name	system32
Legacy Default Path	%windir%\system32

FOLDERID_SystemX86 

GUID	{D65231B0-B2F1-4857-A4CE-A8E7C6EA7D27}
Display Name	System32
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%windir%\system32
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_SYSTEMX86
Legacy Display Name	system32
Legacy Default Path	%windir%\system32

FOLDERID_Templates 

GUID	{A63293E8-664E-48DB-A079-DF759E0509F7}
Display Name	Templates
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_TEMPLATES
Legacy Display Name	Templates
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Templates

FOLDERID_TreeProperties 

Not supported in Windows 7 and later systems. Not used in Windows Vista.

FOLDERID_UserPinned   

GUID	{9E3995AB-1F9C-4F13-B827-48B24B6C7174}
Display Name	User Pinned
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_UserProfiles 

GUID	{0762D272-C50A-4BB0-A382-697DCD729B80}
Display Name	Users
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%SystemDrive%\Users
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new for Windows Vista
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_UserProgramFiles   

GUID	{5CD7AEE2-2219-4A67-B85D-6C9CE15660CB}
Display Name	Programs
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_UserProgramFilesCommon   

GUID	{BCBD3057-CA5C-4622-B42D-BC56DB0AE516}
Display Name	Programs
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Common
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_UsersFiles 

GUID	{f3ce0f7c-4901-4acc-8648-d5d44b04ef8f}
Display Name	The user's full name (for instance, Jean Philippe Bagel) entered when the user account was created.
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	None
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_UsersLibraries   

GUID	{A302545D-DEFF-464b-ABE8-61C8648D939B}
Display Name	Libraries
Folder Type	VIRTUAL
Default Path	Not applicable—virtual folder
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_Videos 

GUID	{18989B1D-99B5-455B-841C-AB7C74E4DDFC}
Display Name	Videos
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\Videos
CSIDL	CSIDL_MYVIDEO
Legacy Display Name	My Videos
Legacy Default Path	%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Videos

FOLDERID_VideosLibrary   

GUID	{491E922F-5643-4AF4-A7EB-4E7A138D8174}
Display Name	Videos
Folder Type	PERUSER
Default Path	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Videos.library-ms
CSIDL Equivalent	None, new in Windows 7
Legacy Display Name	Not applicable
Legacy Default Path	Not applicable

FOLDERID_Windows 

GUID	{F38BF404-1D43-42F2-9305-67DE0B28FC23}
Display Name	Windows
Folder Type	FIXED
Default Path	%windir%
CSIDL Equivalent	CSIDL_WINDOWS
Legacy Display Name	WINDOWS
Legacy Default Path	%windir%

Remarks

The interpretation of certain KNOWNFOLDERID values depends on whether the folder is part of a 32-bit or 64-bit application and whether that application is running on a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system. If your application needs to distinguish between, for example, Program Files and Program Files (x86), you must use the right KNOWNFOLDERID for the situation.

The following tables summarize the KNOWNFOLDERID use in those cases.

FOLDERID_ProgramFiles
OS	Application	KNOWNFOLDERID	Default Path	CSIDL Equivalent
32 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFiles	%SystemDrive%\Program Files	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES
32 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesX86	%SystemDrive%\Program Files	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILESX86
32 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesX64 (undefined)	Not applicable	Not applicable
64 bit	64 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFiles	%SystemDrive%\Program Files	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES
64 bit	64 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesX86	%SystemDrive%\Program Files (x86)	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILESX86
64 bit	64 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesX64	%SystemDrive%\Program Files	None
64 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFiles	%SystemDrive%\Program Files (x86)	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES
64 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesX86	%SystemDrive%\Program Files (x86)	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILESX86
64 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesX64	%SystemDrive%\Program Files	None

FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommon
OS	Application	KNOWNFOLDERID	Default Path	CSIDL Equivalent
32 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommon	%ProgramFiles%\Common Files	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON
32 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommonX86	%ProgramFiles%\Common Files	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMONX86
32 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommonX64 (undefined)	Not applicable	Not applicable
64 bit	64 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommon	%ProgramFiles%\Common Files	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON
64 bit	64 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommonX86	%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Common Files	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMONX86
64 bit	64 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommonX64	%ProgramFiles%\Common Files	None
64 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommon	%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Common Files	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON
64 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommonX86	%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Common Files	CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMONX86
64 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommonX64	%ProgramFiles%\Common Files	None

FOLDERID_System
OS	Application	KNOWNFOLDERID	Default Path	CSIDL Equivalent
32 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_System	%windir%\system32	CSIDL_SYSTEM
32 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_SystemX86	%windir%\system32	CSIDL_SYSTEMX86
64 bit	64 bit	FOLDERID_System	%windir%\system32	CSIDL_SYSTEM
64 bit	64 bit	FOLDERID_SystemX86	%windir%\syswow64	CSIDL_SYSTEMX86
64 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_System	%windir%\system32	CSIDL_SYSTEM
64 bit	32 bit	FOLDERID_SystemX86	%windir%\syswow64	CSIDL_SYSTEMX86

We have used environment strings to provide generic paths throughout this topic. The following tables give examples of the paths those environment strings represent. In some cases, these paths might not match those on a particular computer because of choices made during installation or later folder redirection. Note that some paths have changed for Windows Vista.

Windows Vista and later
Environment String	Example Path
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%	C:\ProgramData
%APPDATA%	C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming
%LOCALAPPDATA%	C:\Users\username\AppData\Local
%ProgramData%	C:\ProgramData
%ProgramFiles%	C:\Program Files
%ProgramFiles(x86)%	C:\Program Files (x86)
%PUBLIC%	C:\Users\Public
%SystemDrive%	C:
%USERPROFILE%	C:\Users\username
%windir%	C:\Windows

Windows XP and earlier
Environment String	Example Path
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%	C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
%APPDATA%	C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data
%ProgramFiles%	C:\Program Files
%SystemDrive%	C:
%USERPROFILE%	C:\Documents and Settings\username
%windir%	C:\Windows

See Also

CSIDL, Known Folders, Working with Known Folders in Applications, Extending Known Folders with Custom Folders