IKnownFolderManager interface
Exposes methods that create, enumerate or manage existing known folders.
Members
The IKnownFolderManager interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. IKnownFolderManager also has these types of members:
Methods
The IKnownFolderManager interface has these methods.
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| FindFolderFromIDList |
Gets an object that represents a known folder based on an IDList. The object allows you to query certain folder properties, get the current path of the folder, redirect the folder to another location, and get the path of the folder as an ITEMIDLIST. |
| FindFolderFromPath |
Gets an object that represents a known folder based on a file system path. The object allows you to query certain folder properties, get the current path of the folder, redirect the folder to another location, and get the path of the folder as an ITEMIDLIST. |
| FolderIdFromCsidl |
Gets the KNOWNFOLDERID that is the equivalent of a legacy CSIDL value. |
| FolderIdToCsidl |
Gets the legacy CSIDL value that is the equivalent of a given KNOWNFOLDERID. |
| GetFolder |
Gets an object that represents a known folder identified by its KNOWNFOLDERID. The object allows you to query certain folder properties, get the current path of the folder, redirect the folder to another location, and get the path of the folder as an ITEMIDLIST. |
| GetFolderByName |
Gets an object that represents a known folder identified by its canonical name. The object allows you to query certain folder properties, get the current path of the folder, redirect the folder to another location, and get the path of the folder as an ITEMIDLIST. |
| GetFolderIds |
Gets an array of all registered known folder IDs. This can be used in enumerating all known folders. |
| Redirect |
Redirects folder requests for common and per-user folders. |
| RegisterFolder |
Adds a new known folder to the registry. Used particularly by ISVs that are adding one of their own folders to the known folder system. |
| UnregisterFolder |
Remove a known folder from the registry, which makes it unknown to the known folder system. This method does not remove the folder itself. |
Requirements
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Minimum supported client |
Windows Vista [desktop apps only] |
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Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only] |
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IDL |
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