Environment.SpecialFolder Enumeration
Specifies enumerated constants used to retrieve directory paths to system special folders.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
| Member name | Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | ApplicationData | The directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data for the current roaming user. A roaming user works on more than one computer on a network. A roaming user's profile is kept on a server on the network and is loaded onto a system when the user logs on. | ||
| CommonApplicationData | The directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data that is used by all users. | |||
| LocalApplicationData | The directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data that is used by the current, non-roaming user. | |||
| Cookies | The directory that serves as a common repository for Internet cookies. | |||
| Desktop | The logical Desktop rather than the physical file system location. | |||
![]() ![]() | Favorites | The directory that serves as a common repository for the user's favorite items. | ||
| History | The directory that serves as a common repository for Internet history items. | |||
| InternetCache | The directory that serves as a common repository for temporary Internet files. | |||
![]() ![]() | Programs | The directory that contains the user's program groups. | ||
| MyComputer | The "My Computer" folder.
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| MyMusic | The "My Music" folder. | |||
| MyPictures | The "My Pictures" folder. | |||
| Recent | The directory that contains the user's most recently used documents. | |||
| SendTo | The directory that contains the Send To menu items. | |||
![]() ![]() | StartMenu | The directory that contains the Start menu items. | ||
![]() ![]() | Startup | The directory that corresponds to the user's Startup program group. The system starts these programs whenever a user logs on or starts Windows NT or later, or starts Windows 98. | ||
| System | The System directory. | |||
| Templates | The directory that serves as a common repository for document templates. | |||
| DesktopDirectory | The directory used to physically store file objects on the desktop. Do not confuse this directory with the desktop folder itself, which is a virtual folder. | |||
![]() ![]() | Personal | The directory that serves as a common repository for documents. This member is equivalent to MyDocuments. | ||
| MyDocuments | The "My Documents" folder. This member is equivalent to Personal. | |||
| ProgramFiles | The program files directory. | |||
| CommonProgramFiles | The directory for components that are shared across applications. |
The system special folders are folders such as Program Files, Programs, System, or Startup, which contain common information. Special folders are set by default by the system, or explicitly by the user, when installing a version of Windows.
The GetFolderPath method returns the locations associated with this enumeration. The locations of these folders can have different values on different operating systems, the user can change some of the locations, and the locations are localized.
For more information about special folders, see the CSIDL values topic.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
