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using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace _1
{
class Program
{
[DllImport("shell32.dll", SetLastError = false, BestFitMapping = false, ExactSpelling = true)]
internal static extern unsafe int SHGetFolderPathW(
IntPtr hwndOwner,
int nFolder,
IntPtr hToken,
uint dwFlags,
char* pszPath);
[DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = false, BestFitMapping = false, ExactSpelling = true)]
internal static extern int SHGetKnownFolderPath(
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid rfid,
uint dwFlags,
IntPtr hToken,
out string ppszPath);
static unsafe void Main(string[] args)
{
var values = Enum.GetValues(typeof(Environment.SpecialFolder)).Cast<Environment.SpecialFolder>();
foreach(var val in values)
{
char* buffer = stackalloc char[260];
SHGetFolderPathW(IntPtr.Zero, (int)val, IntPtr.Zero, 0, buffer);
string getFolderPath = new string(buffer);
string folderGuid;
switch (val)
{
case Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.RoamingAppData;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.ProgramData;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.LocalAppData;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.Cookies:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Cookies;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Desktop;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.Favorites:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Favorites;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.History:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.History;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.InternetCache:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.InternetCache;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.Programs:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Programs;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.MyComputer:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.ComputerFolder;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.MyMusic:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Music;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.MyPictures:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Pictures;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.MyVideos:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Videos;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.Recent:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Recent;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.SendTo:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.SendTo;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.StartMenu:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.StartMenu;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.Startup:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Startup;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.System:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.System;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.Templates:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Templates;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.DesktopDirectory:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Desktop;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal:
// Same as Personal
// case Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Documents;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.ProgramFiles;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonProgramFiles:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.ProgramFilesCommon;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.AdminTools:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.AdminTools;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CDBurning:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.CDBurning;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonAdminTools:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.CommonAdminTools;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonDocuments:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.PublicDocuments;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonMusic:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.PublicMusic;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonOemLinks:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.CommonOEMLinks;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonPictures:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.PublicPictures;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonStartMenu:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.CommonStartMenu;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonPrograms:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.CommonPrograms;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonStartup:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.CommonStartup;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonDesktopDirectory:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.PublicDesktop;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonTemplates:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.CommonTemplates;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonVideos:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.PublicVideos;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.Fonts:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Fonts;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.NetworkShortcuts:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.NetHood;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.PrinterShortcuts:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.PrintersFolder;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Profile;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonProgramFilesX86:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.ProgramFilesCommonX86;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFilesX86:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.ProgramFilesX86;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.Resources:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.ResourceDir;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalizedResources:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.LocalizedResourcesDir;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.SystemX86:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.SystemX86;
break;
case Environment.SpecialFolder.Windows:
folderGuid = KnownFolders.Windows;
break;
default:
folderGuid= string.Empty;
break;
}
string getKnownFolderPath;
int hr = SHGetKnownFolderPath(new Guid(folderGuid), (uint)0, IntPtr.Zero, out getKnownFolderPath);
if (hr != 0)
{
getKnownFolderPath = "";
}
Console.WriteLine(val + "\t\t" + Environment.GetFolderPath(val) + "\t\t" + getFolderPath + "\t\t" + getKnownFolderPath);
}
}
}
internal static class KnownFolders
{
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_ADMINTOOLS) Per user Administrative Tools
/// "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"
/// </summary>
internal const string AdminTools = "{724EF170-A42D-4FEF-9F26-B60E846FBA4F}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_CDBURN_AREA) Temporary Burn folder
/// "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Burn"
/// </summary>
internal const string CDBurning = "{9E52AB10-F80D-49DF-ACB8-4330F5687855}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_COMMON_ADMINTOOLS) Common Administrative Tools
/// "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"
/// </summary>
internal const string CommonAdminTools = "{D0384E7D-BAC3-4797-8F14-CBA229B392B5}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_COMMON_OEM_LINKS) OEM Links folder
/// "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\OEM Links"
/// </summary>
internal const string CommonOEMLinks = "{C1BAE2D0-10DF-4334-BEDD-7AA20B227A9D}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS) Common Programs folder
/// "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
/// </summary>
internal const string CommonPrograms = "{0139D44E-6AFE-49F2-8690-3DAFCAE6FFB8}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU) Common Start Menu folder
/// "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
/// </summary>
internal const string CommonStartMenu = "{A4115719-D62E-491D-AA7C-E74B8BE3B067}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_COMMON_STARTUP, CSIDL_COMMON_ALTSTARTUP) Common Startup folder
/// "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp"
/// </summary>
internal const string CommonStartup = "{82A5EA35-D9CD-47C5-9629-E15D2F714E6E}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_COMMON_TEMPLATES) Common Templates folder
/// "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates"
/// </summary>
internal const string CommonTemplates = "{B94237E7-57AC-4347-9151-B08C6C32D1F7}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_DRIVES) Computer virtual folder
/// </summary>
internal const string ComputerFolder = "{0AC0837C-BBF8-452A-850D-79D08E667CA7}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_CONNECTIONS) Network Conections virtual folder
/// </summary>
internal const string ConnectionsFolder = "{6F0CD92B-2E97-45D1-88FF-B0D186B8DEDD}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_CONTROLS) Control Panel virtual folder
/// </summary>
internal const string ControlPanelFolder = "{82A74AEB-AEB4-465C-A014-D097EE346D63}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_COOKIES) Cookies folder
/// "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies"
/// </summary>
internal const string Cookies = "{2B0F765D-C0E9-4171-908E-08A611B84FF6}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_DESKTOP, CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY) Desktop folder
/// "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop"
/// </summary>
internal const string Desktop = "{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS, CSIDL_PERSONAL) Documents (My Documents) folder
/// "%USERPROFILE%\Documents"
/// </summary>
internal const string Documents = "{FDD39AD0-238F-46AF-ADB4-6C85480369C7}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_FAVORITES, CSIDL_COMMON_FAVORITES) Favorites folder
/// "%USERPROFILE%\Favorites"
/// </summary>
internal const string Favorites = "{1777F761-68AD-4D8A-87BD-30B759FA33DD}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_FONTS) Fonts folder
/// "%windir%\Fonts"
/// </summary>
internal const string Fonts = "{FD228CB7-AE11-4AE3-864C-16F3910AB8FE}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_HISTORY) History folder
/// "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\History"
/// </summary>
internal const string History = "{D9DC8A3B-B784-432E-A781-5A1130A75963}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_INTERNET_CACHE) Temporary Internet Files folder
/// "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files"
/// </summary>
internal const string InternetCache = "{352481E8-33BE-4251-BA85-6007CAEDCF9D}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_INTERNET) The Internet virtual folder
/// </summary>
internal const string InternetFolder = "{4D9F7874-4E0C-4904-967B-40B0D20C3E4B}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA) Local folder
/// "%LOCALAPPDATA%" ("%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local")
/// </summary>
internal const string LocalAppData = "{F1B32785-6FBA-4FCF-9D55-7B8E7F157091}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_RESOURCES_LOCALIZED) Fixed localized resources folder
/// "%windir%\resources\0409" (per active codepage)
/// </summary>
internal const string LocalizedResourcesDir = "{2A00375E-224C-49DE-B8D1-440DF7EF3DDC}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_MYMUSIC) Music folder
/// "%USERPROFILE%\Music"
/// </summary>
internal const string Music = "{4BD8D571-6D19-48D3-BE97-422220080E43}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_NETHOOD) Network shortcuts folder "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts"
/// </summary>
internal const string NetHood = "{C5ABBF53-E17F-4121-8900-86626FC2C973}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_NETWORK, CSIDL_COMPUTERSNEARME) Network virtual folder
/// </summary>
internal const string NetworkFolder = "{D20BEEC4-5CA8-4905-AE3B-BF251EA09B53}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_MYPICTURES) Pictures folder "%USERPROFILE%\Pictures"
/// </summary>
internal const string Pictures = "{33E28130-4E1E-4676-835A-98395C3BC3BB}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_PRINTERS) Printers virtual folder
/// </summary>
internal const string PrintersFolder = "{76FC4E2D-D6AD-4519-A663-37BD56068185}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_PRINTHOOD) Printer Shortcuts folder
/// "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts"
/// </summary>
internal const string PrintHood = "{9274BD8D-CFD1-41C3-B35E-B13F55A758F4}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_PROFILE) The root users profile folder "%USERPROFILE%"
/// ("%SystemDrive%\Users\%USERNAME%")
/// </summary>
internal const string Profile = "{5E6C858F-0E22-4760-9AFE-EA3317B67173}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA) ProgramData folder
/// "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%" ("%ProgramData%", "%SystemDrive%\ProgramData")
/// </summary>
internal const string ProgramData = "{62AB5D82-FDC1-4DC3-A9DD-070D1D495D97}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES) Program Files folder for the current process architecture
/// "%ProgramFiles%" ("%SystemDrive%\Program Files")
/// </summary>
internal const string ProgramFiles = "{905e63b6-c1bf-494e-b29c-65b732d3d21a}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILESX86) 32 bit Program Files folder (available to both 32/64 bit processes)
/// </summary>
internal const string ProgramFilesX86 = "{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON) Common Program Files folder for the current process architecture
/// "%ProgramFiles%\Common Files"
/// </summary>
internal const string ProgramFilesCommon = "{F7F1ED05-9F6D-47A2-AAAE-29D317C6F066}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMONX86) Common 32 bit Program Files folder (available to both 32/64 bit processes)
/// </summary>
internal const string ProgramFilesCommonX86 = "{DE974D24-D9C6-4D3E-BF91-F4455120B917}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_PROGRAMS) Start menu Programs folder
/// "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
/// </summary>
internal const string Programs = "{A77F5D77-2E2B-44C3-A6A2-ABA601054A51}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY) Public Desktop folder
/// "%PUBLIC%\Desktop"
/// </summary>
internal const string PublicDesktop = "{C4AA340D-F20F-4863-AFEF-F87EF2E6BA25}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS) Public Documents folder
/// "%PUBLIC%\Documents"
/// </summary>
internal const string PublicDocuments = "{ED4824AF-DCE4-45A8-81E2-FC7965083634}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_COMMON_MUSIC) Public Music folder
/// "%PUBLIC%\Music"
/// </summary>
internal const string PublicMusic = "{3214FAB5-9757-4298-BB61-92A9DEAA44FF}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_COMMON_PICTURES) Public Pictures folder
/// "%PUBLIC%\Pictures"
/// </summary>
internal const string PublicPictures = "{B6EBFB86-6907-413C-9AF7-4FC2ABF07CC5}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_COMMON_VIDEO) Public Videos folder
/// "%PUBLIC%\Videos"
/// </summary>
internal const string PublicVideos = "{2400183A-6185-49FB-A2D8-4A392A602BA3}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_RECENT) Recent Items folder
/// "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent"
/// </summary>
internal const string Recent = "{AE50C081-EBD2-438A-8655-8A092E34987A}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_BITBUCKET) Recycle Bin virtual folder
/// </summary>
internal const string RecycleBinFolder = "{B7534046-3ECB-4C18-BE4E-64CD4CB7D6AC}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_RESOURCES) Resources fixed folder
/// "%windir%\Resources"
/// </summary>
internal const string ResourceDir = "{8AD10C31-2ADB-4296-A8F7-E4701232C972}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_APPDATA) Roaming user application data folder
/// "%APPDATA%" ("%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming")
/// </summary>
internal const string RoamingAppData = "{3EB685DB-65F9-4CF6-A03A-E3EF65729F3D}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_SENDTO) SendTo folder
/// "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo"
/// </summary>
internal const string SendTo = "{8983036C-27C0-404B-8F08-102D10DCFD74}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_STARTMENU) Start Menu folder
/// "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
/// </summary>
internal const string StartMenu = "{625B53C3-AB48-4EC1-BA1F-A1EF4146FC19}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_STARTUP, CSIDL_ALTSTARTUP) Startup folder
/// "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp"
/// </summary>
internal const string Startup = "{B97D20BB-F46A-4C97-BA10-5E3608430854}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_SYSTEM) System32 folder
/// "%windir%\system32"
/// </summary>
internal const string System = "{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_SYSTEMX86) X86 System32 folder
/// "%windir%\system32" or "%windir%\syswow64"
/// </summary>
internal const string SystemX86 = "{D65231B0-B2F1-4857-A4CE-A8E7C6EA7D27}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_TEMPLATES) Templates folder
/// "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates"
/// </summary>
internal const string Templates = "{A63293E8-664E-48DB-A079-DF759E0509F7}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_MYVIDEO) Videos folder
/// "%USERPROFILE%\Videos"
/// </summary>
internal const string Videos = "{18989B1D-99B5-455B-841C-AB7C74E4DDFC}";
/// <summary>
/// (CSIDL_WINDOWS) Windows folder "%windir%"
/// </summary>
internal const string Windows = "{F38BF404-1D43-42F2-9305-67DE0B28FC23}";
}
}
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