An enumeration of common directories on the file system. [Edit]

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)] public enum Environment.SpecialFolder

Remarks

The enumeration is used by Environment.GetFolderPath.

Not all directories in this enumeration will be available on all platforms for all users. When running on the Windows operating system, the operating system determines the paths to these directories.

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Members

Member Name	Description
ApplicationData	The directory for application data specific to the user executing the program. On non-Windows operating systems, this path is the value of the environment variable XDG_CONFIG_HOME if it is set, otherwise the ".config" directory in the current user's home directory. [Edit]
CommonApplicationData	The directory for data shared by applications. On non-Windows operating systems, the "/usr/share" directory. [Edit]
CommonProgramFiles	The CommonProgramFiles directory. Not available non-Windows operating systems. [Edit]
Cookies	The cookies directory. Not available non-Windows operating systems. [Edit]
Desktop	The desktop directory. On Unix operating systems, this is either XDG_DESKTOP_DIR from the environment, XDG_DESKTOP_DIR as read from the "user-dirs.dirs" within the SpecialFolder.ApplicationData directory, or as a last resort, the directory named "Desktop" within the SpecialFolder.Personal directory (usually the home directory). [Edit]
DesktopDirectory	The same as the Desktop enumeration value. [Edit]
Favorites	The Favorites directory. Not available non-Windows operating systems. [Edit]
History	The History directory. Not available non-Windows operating systems. [Edit]
InternetCache	The Internet cache directory. Not available non-Windows operating systems. [Edit]
LocalApplicationData	The directory for application data shared by users of the computer. On non-Windows operating systems, this path is the value of the environment variable XDG_DATA_HOME if it is set, otherwise the ".local/share" directory in the current user's home directory. [Edit]
MyComputer	The My Computer directory. Not available non-Windows operating systems. [Edit]
MyDocuments	Documentation for this section has not yet been entered. [Edit]
MyMusic	The music directory. On Unix operating systems, this is either XDG_MUSIC_DIR from the environment, XDG_MUSIC_DIR as read from the "user-dirs.dirs" within the SpecialFolder.ApplicationData directory, or as a last resort, the directory named "Music" within the SpecialFolder.Personal directory (usually the home directory). [Edit]
MyPictures	The pictures directory. On Unix operating systems, this is either XDG_PICTURES_DIR from the environment, XDG_PICTURES_DIR as read from the "user-dirs.dirs" within the SpecialFolder.ApplicationData directory, or as a last resort, the directory named "Pictures" within the SpecialFolder.Personal directory (usually the home directory). [Edit]
Personal	The personal or home directory for the current user. On non-Windows operating systems, this is the user's home directory. [Edit]
ProgramFiles	The ProgramFiles directory. Not available non-Windows operating systems. [Edit]
Programs	The Programs directory. Not available non-Windows operating systems. [Edit]
Recent	The Recent files directory. Not available non-Windows operating systems. [Edit]
SendTo	The SendTo directory. Not available non-Windows operating systems. [Edit]
StartMenu	The directory displayed by the start menu. Not available non-Windows operating systems. [Edit]
Startup	The Startup directory. Not available non-Windows operating systems. [Edit]
System	The system directory. Not available non-Windows operating systems. [Edit]
Templates	The Templates directory. Not available non-Windows operating systems. [Edit]

Requirements

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0