ShellFolder Enumeration

ShellFolder values provide a unique system-independent way to identify special folders used frequently by applications, but which may not have the same name or location on any given system.

Namespace: Jam.Shell
Assembly: ShellBrowser.Core (in ShellBrowser.Core.dll) Version: 7.1

Syntax

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public enum ShellFolder

Public Enumeration ShellFolder

public enum class ShellFolder

type ShellFolder

Members

Member name	Value	Description
AdminTools	48	The file system directory that is used to store administrative tools for an individual user. The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) will save customized consoles to this directory, and it will roam with the user.
AllTasks	-3	The "All Tasks" folder, a collection of control panel tasks. Note that bitness of calling application and OS must match to show control panel items. Ensure application is targeted architecture "Any CPU"!
AltStartup	29	The file system directory that corresponds to the user's nonlocalized Startup program group.
AppData	26	The file system directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data. This CSIDL is supported by the redistributable Shfolder.dll for systems that do not have the Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 integrated Shell installed.
AppUpdates	80	The virtual folder containing the installed application updates.
BitBucket	10	The virtual folder containing the objects in the user's Recycle Bin.
CDBurnArea	59	The file system directory acting as a staging area for files waiting to be written to CD. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning.
CommonAdminTools	47	The file system directory containing administrative tools for all users of the computer.
CommonAltStartup	30	The file system directory that corresponds to the nonlocalized Startup program group for all users. Valid only for Microsoft Windows NT systems.
CommonAppData	35	The file system directory containing application data for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data.
CommonDesktopDirectory	25	The file system directory that contains files and folders that appear on the desktop for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop. Valid only for Windows NT systems.
CommonDocuments	46	The file system directory that contains documents that are common to all users. A typical paths is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents. Valid for Windows NT systems and Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems with Shfolder.dll installed.
CommonFavorites	31	The file system directory that serves as a common repository for favorite items common to all users. Valid only for Windows NT systems.
CommonMusic	53	The file system directory that serves as a repository for music files common to all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Music.
CommonPictures	54	The file system directory that serves as a repository for image files common to all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures.
CommonPrograms	23	The file system directory that contains the directories for the common program groups that appear on the Start menu for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs. Valid only for Windows NT systems.
CommonStartmenu	22	The file system directory that contains the programs and folders that appear on the Start menu for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu. Valid only for Windows NT systems.
CommonStartup	24	The file system directory that contains the programs that appear in the Startup folder for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. Valid only for Windows NT systems.
CommonTemplates	45	The file system directory that contains the templates that are available to all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates. Valid only for Windows NT systems.
CommonVideo	55	The file system directory that serves as a repository for video files common to all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Videos.
ComputersNearMe	61	The folder representing other computers in your workgroup.
Connections	49	The virtual folder representing Network Connections, containing network and dial-up connections.
Contacts	81	The virtual folder containing the users contacts.
Controls	3	The virtual folder containing icons for the Control Panel applications.
Cookies	33	The file system directory that serves as a common repository for Internet cookies. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Cookies.
Desktop	0	The virtual folder representing the Windows desktop, the root of the namespace.
DesktopDirectory	16	The file system directory used to physically store file objects on the desktop (not to be confused with the desktop folder itself). A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop.
Documents	82	The users documents folder. Equivalent to Personal
DocumentsLibrary	83	The documents library.
Downloads	84	The downloads folder.
Drives	17	The virtual folder representing This PC (My Computer), containing everything on the local computer: storage devices, printers, and Control Panel. The folder may also contain mapped network drives.
Favorites	6	The file system directory that serves as a common repository for the user's favorite items. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Favorites.
Fonts	20	A virtual folder containing fonts. A typical path is C:\Windows\Fonts.
Games	85	The games folder. Does not exist in Windows 10 1803 and later.
History	34	The file system directory that serves as a common repository for Internet history items.
Home	-4	Windows 11 22H2 'Home' virtual folder.
Homegroup	102	The home group, only on Windows 7 and later. Doesn't exist on all systems.
Internet	1	A virtual folder for Internet Explorer (icon on desktop).
InternetCache	32	The file system directory that serves as a common repository for temporary Internet files. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files.
Libraries	86	The libraries folder.
Links	87	The folder %USERPROFILE%\Links.
LocalAppData	28	The file system directory that serves as a data repository for local (nonroaming) applications. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data.
LocalAppDataLow	88	The LocalLow folder of the users appdata - %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow.
MusicLibrary	89	The music library.
MyMusic	13	The file system directory that serves as a common repository for music files. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Music.
MyPictures	39	The file system directory that serves as a common repository for image files. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Pictures.
MyVideo	14	The file system directory that serves as a common repository for video files. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Videos.
Nethood	19	A file system directory containing the link objects that may exist in the My Network Places virtual folder. It is not the same as CSIDL_NETWORK, which represents the network namespace root. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\NetHood.
Network	18	A virtual folder representing Network Neighborhood, the root of the network namespace hierarchy.
OneDrive	-2	The OneDrive folder.
Personal	5	The file system directory used to physically store a user's common repository of documents. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents. This should be distinguished from the virtual My Documents folder in the namespace.
PicturesLibrary	90	The pictures library.
Printers	4	The virtual folder containing installed printers.
Printhood	27	The file system directory that contains the link objects that can exist in the Printers virtual folder. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\PrintHood.
Profile	40	The user's profile folder. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username. Applications should not create files or folders at this level; they should put their data under the locations referred to by AppData or LocalAppData.
ProgramFiles	38	The Program Files folder. A typical path is C:\Program Files.
ProgramFilesCommon	43	A folder for components that are shared across applications. A typical path is C:\Program Files\Common. Valid only for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP systems. Not valid for Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me).
ProgramFilesCommonX64	91	This value is not supported on 32-bit operating systems. It also is not supported for 32-bit applications running on 64-bit operating systems. Attempting to use it in either situation results in an error.
ProgramFilesCommonX86	44	A folder for components that are shared across applications. A typical path is C:\Program Files\Common. Valid only for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP systems. Not valid for Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me).
ProgramFilesX64	92	This value is not supported on 32-bit operating systems. It also is not supported for 32-bit applications running on 64-bit operating systems. Attempting to use it in either situation results in an error.
ProgramFilesX86	42	The Program Files folder. A typical path is C:\Program Files.
Programs	2	The file system directory that contains the user's program groups (which are themselves file system directories). A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs.
Public	93	The %PUBLIC% folder.
PublicDownloads	94	The public downloads folder.
PublicLibraries	95	The public libraries folder.
QuickLaunch	96	The folder containing the quicklaunch links.
QuickAccess	-1	The Quick Access folder in Windows 10.
Recent	8	The file system directory that contains shortcuts to the user's most recently used documents. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Recent Documents.
Resources	56	Windows Vista. The file system directory that contains resource data. A typical path is C:\Windows\Resources.
SavedGames	97	The folder containing the savegames.
SavedSearches	98	The folder containing saved searches.
SendTo	9	The file system directory that contains Send To menu items. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\SendTo.
Startmenu	11	The file system directory containing Start menu items. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu.
Startup	7	The file system directory that corresponds to the user's Startup program group. The system starts these programs whenever any user logs onto Windows NT or starts Windows 95. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.
System	37	The Windows System folder. A typical path is C:\Windows\System32.
SystemX86	41	The Windows System folder. A typical path is C:\Windows\System32.
Templates	21	The file system directory that serves as a common repository for document templates. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Templates.
UserProfiles	99	The folder containing the users profiles.
UsersFiles	100	The folder containing the users files.
VideosLibrary	101	The videos library.
Windows	36	The Windows directory or SYSROOT. This corresponds to the %windir% or %SYSTEMROOT% environment variables. A typical path is C:\Windows.
FileSystemFolder	252	A file system folder.
Invalid	254	Invalid special folder.
Unknown	255	Unknown special folder.

Remarks

Known folder constants begin with 0x0050

Reference

Jam.Shell Namespace