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KNOWNFOLDERID Guid Default Windows path CSIDL SpecialFoler Windows *nix Mac
FOLDERID_AccountPictures {008ca0b1-55b4-4c56-b8a8-4de4b299d3be} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\AccountPictures -
FOLDERID_AddNewPrograms {de61d971-5ebc-4f02-a3a9-6c82895e5c04} Virtual -
FOLDERID_AdminTools {724EF170-A42D-4FEF-9F26-B60E846FBA4F} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools CSIDL_ADMINTOOLS AdminTools Y
FOLDERID_AppDataDesktop {B2C5E279-7ADD-439F-B28C-C41FE1BBF672} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Desktop -
FOLDERID_AppDataDocuments {7BE16610-1F7F-44AC-BFF0-83E15F2FFCA1} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Documents -
FOLDERID_AppDataFavorites {7CFBEFBC-DE1F-45AA-B843-A542AC536CC9} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Favorites -
FOLDERID_AppDataProgramData {559D40A3-A036-40FA-AF61-84CB430A4D34} %LOCALAPPDATA%\ProgramData -
FOLDERID_ApplicationShortcuts {A3918781-E5F2-4890-B3D9-A7E54332328C} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Application Shortcuts -
FOLDERID_AppsFolder {1e87508d-89c2-42f0-8a7e-645a0f50ca58} Virtual -
FOLDERID_AppUpdates {a305ce99-f527-492b-8b1a-7e76fa98d6e4} Virtual -
FOLDERID_CameraRoll {AB5FB87B-7CE2-4F83-915D-550846C9537B} %USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Camera Roll -
FOLDERID_CDBurning {9E52AB10-F80D-49DF-ACB8-4330F5687855} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Burn CSIDL_CDBURN_AREA CDBurning Y
FOLDERID_ChangeRemovePrograms {df7266ac-9274-4867-8d55-3bd661de872d} Virtual -
FOLDERID_CommonAdminTools {D0384E7D-BAC3-4797-8F14-CBA229B392B5} %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools CSIDL_COMMON_ADMINTOOLS CommonAdminTools Y
FOLDERID_CommonOEMLinks {C1BAE2D0-10DF-4334-BEDD-7AA20B227A9D} %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\OEM Links CSIDL_COMMON_OEM_LINKS CommonOemLinks Y
FOLDERID_CommonPrograms {0139D44E-6AFE-49F2-8690-3DAFCAE6FFB8} %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS CommonPrograms Y
FOLDERID_CommonStartMenu {A4115719-D62E-491D-AA7C-E74B8BE3B067} %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU CommonStartMenu Y
FOLDERID_CommonStartup {82A5EA35-D9CD-47C5-9629-E15D2F714E6E} %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp CSIDL_COMMON_STARTUP, CSIDL_COMMON_ALTSTARTUP CommonStartup Y
FOLDERID_CommonTemplates {B94237E7-57AC-4347-9151-B08C6C32D1F7} %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates CSIDL_COMMON_TEMPLATES CommonTemplates Y Y Y
FOLDERID_ComputerFolder {0AC0837C-BBF8-452A-850D-79D08E667CA7} Virtual CSIDL_DRIVES MyComputer Y
FOLDERID_ConflictFolder {4bfefb45-347d-4006-a5be-ac0cb0567192} Virtual -
FOLDERID_ConnectionsFolder {6F0CD92B-2E97-45D1-88FF-B0D186B8DEDD} Virtual CSIDL_CONNECTIONS
FOLDERID_Contacts {56784854-C6CB-462b-8169-88E350ACB882} %USERPROFILE%\Contacts -
FOLDERID_ControlPanelFolder {82A74AEB-AEB4-465C-A014-D097EE346D63} Virtual CSIDL_CONTROLS
FOLDERID_Cookies {2B0F765D-C0E9-4171-908E-08A611B84FF6} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies CSIDL_COOKIES Cookies Y
FOLDERID_Desktop {B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641} %USERPROFILE%\Desktop CSIDL_DESKTOP, CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY Desktop,DesktopDirectory Y Y Y
FOLDERID_DeviceMetadataStore {5CE4A5E9-E4EB-479D-B89F-130C02886155} %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceMetadataStore -
FOLDERID_Documents {FDD39AD0-238F-46AF-ADB4-6C85480369C7} %USERPROFILE%\Documents CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS, CSIDL_PERSONAL Personal,MyDocuments Y Y Y
FOLDERID_DocumentsLibrary {7B0DB17D-9CD2-4A93-9733-46CC89022E7C} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Documents.library-ms -
FOLDERID_Downloads {374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B} %USERPROFILE%\Downloads -
FOLDERID_Favorites {1777F761-68AD-4D8A-87BD-30B759FA33DD} %USERPROFILE%\Favorites CSIDL_FAVORITES, CSIDL_COMMON_FAVORITES Favorites Y Y
FOLDERID_Fonts {FD228CB7-AE11-4AE3-864C-16F3910AB8FE} %windir%\Fonts CSIDL_FONTS Fonts Y Y Y
FOLDERID_GameTasks {054FAE61-4DD8-4787-80B6-090220C4B700} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer -
FOLDERID_History {D9DC8A3B-B784-432E-A781-5A1130A75963} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\History CSIDL_HISTORY History Y
FOLDERID_HomeGroup {52528A6B-B9E3-4ADD-B60D-588C2DBA842D} Virtual -
FOLDERID_HomeGroupCurrentUser {9B74B6A3-0DFD-4f11-9E78-5F7800F2E772} Virtual -
FOLDERID_ImplicitAppShortcuts {BCB5256F-79F6-4CEE-B725-DC34E402FD46} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts -
FOLDERID_InternetCache {352481E8-33BE-4251-BA85-6007CAEDCF9D} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files CSIDL_INTERNET_CACHE InternetCache Y Y
FOLDERID_InternetFolder {4D9F7874-4E0C-4904-967B-40B0D20C3E4B} Virtual CSIDL_INTERNET
FOLDERID_Libraries {1B3EA5DC-B587-4786-B4EF-BD1DC332AEAE} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries -
FOLDERID_Links {bfb9d5e0-c6a9-404c-b2b2-ae6db6af4968} %USERPROFILE%\Links -
FOLDERID_LocalAppData {F1B32785-6FBA-4FCF-9D55-7B8E7F157091} %LOCALAPPDATA% (%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local) CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA LocalApplicationData Y Y Y
FOLDERID_LocalAppDataLow {A520A1A4-1780-4FF6-BD18-167343C5AF16} %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow -
FOLDERID_LocalizedResourcesDir {2A00375E-224C-49DE-B8D1-440DF7EF3DDC} %windir%\resources\0409 (code page) CSIDL_RESOURCES_LOCALIZED LocalizedResources Y
FOLDERID_Music {4BD8D571-6D19-48D3-BE97-422220080E43} %USERPROFILE%\Music CSIDL_MYMUSIC MyMusic Y Y Y
FOLDERID_MusicLibrary {2112AB0A-C86A-4FFE-A368-0DE96E47012E} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Music.library-ms -
FOLDERID_NetHood {C5ABBF53-E17F-4121-8900-86626FC2C973} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts CSIDL_NETHOOD NetworkShortcuts Y
FOLDERID_NetworkFolder {D20BEEC4-5CA8-4905-AE3B-BF251EA09B53} Virtual CSIDL_NETWORK, CSIDL_COMPUTERSNEARME
FOLDERID_Objects3D {31C0DD25-9439-4F12-BF41-7FF4EDA38722} %USERPROFILE%\3D Objects -
FOLDERID_OriginalImages {2C36C0AA-5812-4b87-BFD0-4CD0DFB19B39} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery\Original Images -
FOLDERID_PhotoAlbums {69D2CF90-FC33-4FB7-9A0C-EBB0F0FCB43C} %USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Slide Shows -
FOLDERID_Pictures {33E28130-4E1E-4676-835A-98395C3BC3BB} %USERPROFILE%\Pictures CSIDL_MYPICTURES MyPictures Y Y Y
FOLDERID_PicturesLibrary {A990AE9F-A03B-4E80-94BC-9912D7504104} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Pictures.library-ms -
FOLDERID_Playlists {DE92C1C7-837F-4F69-A3BB-86E631204A23} %USERPROFILE%\Music\Playlists -
FOLDERID_PrintersFolder {76FC4E2D-D6AD-4519-A663-37BD56068185} Virtual CSIDL_PRINTERS
FOLDERID_PrintHood {9274BD8D-CFD1-41C3-B35E-B13F55A758F4} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts CSIDL_PRINTHOOD PrinterShortcuts Y
FOLDERID_Profile {5E6C858F-0E22-4760-9AFE-EA3317B67173} %USERPROFILE% (%SystemDrive%\Users\%USERNAME%) CSIDL_PROFILE UserProfile Y
FOLDERID_ProgramData {62AB5D82-FDC1-4DC3-A9DD-070D1D495D97} %ALLUSERSPROFILE% (%ProgramData%, %SystemDrive%\ProgramData) CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA CommonApplicationData Y Y Y
FOLDERID_ProgramFiles {905e63b6-c1bf-494e-b29c-65b732d3d21a} %ProgramFiles% (%SystemDrive%\Program Files) CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES ProgramFiles Y Y
FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommon {F7F1ED05-9F6D-47A2-AAAE-29D317C6F066} %ProgramFiles%\Common Files CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON CommonProgramFiles Y
FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommonX64 {6365D5A7-0F0D-45E5-87F6-0DA56B6A4F7D} %ProgramFiles%\Common Files -
FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommonX86 {DE974D24-D9C6-4D3E-BF91-F4455120B917} %ProgramFiles%\Common Files CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMONX86 CommonProgramFilesX86 Y
FOLDERID_ProgramFilesX64 {6D809377-6AF0-444b-8957-A3773F02200E} %ProgramFiles% (%SystemDrive%\Program Files) -
FOLDERID_ProgramFilesX86 {7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E} %ProgramFiles% (%SystemDrive%\Program Files) CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILESX86 ProgramFilesX86 Y
FOLDERID_Programs {A77F5D77-2E2B-44C3-A6A2-ABA601054A51} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs CSIDL_PROGRAMS Programs Y
FOLDERID_Public {DFDF76A2-C82A-4D63-906A-5644AC457385} %PUBLIC% (%SystemDrive%\Users\Public) -
FOLDERID_PublicDesktop {C4AA340D-F20F-4863-AFEF-F87EF2E6BA25} %PUBLIC%\Desktop CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY CommonDesktopDirectory Y
FOLDERID_PublicDocuments {ED4824AF-DCE4-45A8-81E2-FC7965083634} %PUBLIC%\Documents CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS CommonDocuments Y
FOLDERID_PublicDownloads {3D644C9B-1FB8-4f30-9B45-F670235F79C0} %PUBLIC%\Downloads -
FOLDERID_PublicGameTasks {DEBF2536-E1A8-4c59-B6A2-414586476AEA} %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer -
FOLDERID_PublicLibraries {48DAF80B-E6CF-4F4E-B800-0E69D84EE384} %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries -
FOLDERID_PublicMusic {3214FAB5-9757-4298-BB61-92A9DEAA44FF} %PUBLIC%\Music CSIDL_COMMON_MUSIC CommonMusic Y
FOLDERID_PublicPictures {B6EBFB86-6907-413C-9AF7-4FC2ABF07CC5} %PUBLIC%\Pictures CSIDL_COMMON_PICTURES CommonPictures Y
FOLDERID_PublicRingtones {E555AB60-153B-4D17-9F04-A5FE99FC15EC} %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones -
FOLDERID_PublicUserTiles {0482af6c-08f1-4c34-8c90-e17ec98b1e17} %PUBLIC%\AccountPictures -
FOLDERID_PublicVideos {2400183A-6185-49FB-A2D8-4A392A602BA3} %PUBLIC%\Videos CSIDL_COMMON_VIDEO CommonVideos Y
FOLDERID_QuickLaunch {52a4f021-7b75-48a9-9f6b-4b87a210bc8f} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch -
FOLDERID_Recent {AE50C081-EBD2-438A-8655-8A092E34987A} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent CSIDL_RECENT Recent Y
FOLDERID_RecordedTVLibrary {1A6FDBA2-F42D-4358-A798-B74D745926C5} %PUBLIC%\RecordedTV.library-ms -
FOLDERID_RecycleBinFolder {B7534046-3ECB-4C18-BE4E-64CD4CB7D6AC} Virtual CSIDL_BITBUCKET
FOLDERID_ResourceDir {8AD10C31-2ADB-4296-A8F7-E4701232C972} %windir%\Resources CSIDL_RESOURCES Resources Y
FOLDERID_Ringtones {C870044B-F49E-4126-A9C3-B52A1FF411E8} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones -
FOLDERID_RoamedTileImages {AAA8D5A5-F1D6-4259-BAA8-78E7EF60835E} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\RoamedTileImages -
FOLDERID_RoamingAppData {3EB685DB-65F9-4CF6-A03A-E3EF65729F3D} %APPDATA% (%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming) CSIDL_APPDATA ApplicationData Y Y Y
FOLDERID_RoamingTiles {00BCFC5A-ED94-4e48-96A1-3F6217F21990} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\RoamingTiles -
FOLDERID_SampleMusic {B250C668-F57D-4EE1-A63C-290EE7D1AA1F} %PUBLIC%\Music\Sample Music -
FOLDERID_SamplePictures {C4900540-2379-4C75-844B-64E6FAF8716B} %PUBLIC%\Pictures\Sample Pictures -
FOLDERID_SamplePlaylists {15CA69B3-30EE-49C1-ACE1-6B5EC372AFB5} %PUBLIC%\Music\Sample Playlists -
FOLDERID_SampleVideos {859EAD94-2E85-48AD-A71A-0969CB56A6CD} %PUBLIC%\Videos\Sample Videos -
FOLDERID_SavedGames {4C5C32FF-BB9D-43b0-B5B4-2D72E54EAAA4} %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games -
FOLDERID_SavedPictures {3B193882-D3AD-4eab-965A-69829D1FB59F} %USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Saved Pictures -
FOLDERID_SavedPicturesLibrary {E25B5812-BE88-4bd9-94B0-29233477B6C3} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\SavedPictures.library-ms -
FOLDERID_SavedSearches {7d1d3a04-debb-4115-95cf-2f29da2920da} %USERPROFILE%\Searches -
FOLDERID_Screenshots {b7bede81-df94-4682-a7d8-57a52620b86f} %USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Screenshots -
FOLDERID_SEARCH_CSC {ee32e446-31ca-4aba-814f-a5ebd2fd6d5e} Virtual -
FOLDERID_SEARCH_MAPI {98ec0e18-2098-4d44-8644-66979315a281} Virtual -
FOLDERID_SearchHistory {0D4C3DB6-03A3-462F-A0E6-08924C41B5D4} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\ConnectedSearch\History -
FOLDERID_SearchHome {190337d1-b8ca-4121-a639-6d472d16972a} Virtual -
FOLDERID_SearchTemplates {7E636BFE-DFA9-4D5E-B456-D7B39851D8A9} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\ConnectedSearch\Templates -
FOLDERID_SendTo {8983036C-27C0-404B-8F08-102D10DCFD74} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo CSIDL_SENDTO SendTo Y
FOLDERID_SidebarDefaultParts {7B396E54-9EC5-4300-BE0A-2482EBAE1A26} %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets -
FOLDERID_SidebarParts {A75D362E-50FC-4fb7-AC2C-A8BEAA314493} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets -
FOLDERID_SkyDrive {A52BBA46-E9E1-435f-B3D9-28DAA648C0F6} %USERPROFILE%\OneDrive -
FOLDERID_SkyDriveCameraRoll {767E6811-49CB-4273-87C2-20F355E1085B} %USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Pictures\Camera Roll -
FOLDERID_SkyDriveDocuments {24D89E24-2F19-4534-9DDE-6A6671FBB8FE} %USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Documents -
FOLDERID_SkyDrivePictures {339719B5-8C47-4894-94C2-D8F77ADD44A6} %USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Pictures -
FOLDERID_StartMenu {625B53C3-AB48-4EC1-BA1F-A1EF4146FC19} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu CSIDL_STARTMENU StartMenu Y
FOLDERID_Startup {B97D20BB-F46A-4C97-BA10-5E3608430854} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp CSIDL_STARTUP, CSIDL_ALTSTARTUP Startup Y
FOLDERID_SyncManagerFolder {43668BF8-C14E-49B2-97C9-747784D784B7} Virtual -
FOLDERID_SyncResultsFolder {289a9a43-be44-4057-a41b-587a76d7e7f9} Virtual -
FOLDERID_SyncSetupFolder {0F214138-B1D3-4a90-BBA9-27CBC0C5389A} Virtual -
FOLDERID_System {1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7} %windir%\system32 CSIDL_SYSTEM System Y Y
FOLDERID_SystemX86 {D65231B0-B2F1-4857-A4CE-A8E7C6EA7D27} %windir%\system32 CSIDL_SYSTEMX86 SystemX86 Y
FOLDERID_Templates {A63293E8-664E-48DB-A079-DF759E0509F7} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates CSIDL_TEMPLATES Templates Y Y Y
FOLDERID_UserPinned {9E3995AB-1F9C-4F13-B827-48B24B6C7174} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned -
FOLDERID_UserProfiles {0762D272-C50A-4BB0-A382-697DCD729B80} %SystemDrive%\Users -
FOLDERID_UserProgramFiles {5CD7AEE2-2219-4A67-B85D-6C9CE15660CB} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs -
FOLDERID_UserProgramFilesCommon {BCBD3057-CA5C-4622-B42D-BC56DB0AE516} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Common -
FOLDERID_UsersFiles {f3ce0f7c-4901-4acc-8648-d5d44b04ef8f} Virtual -
FOLDERID_UsersLibraries {A302545D-DEFF-464b-ABE8-61C8648D939B} Virtual -
FOLDERID_Videos {18989B1D-99B5-455B-841C-AB7C74E4DDFC} %USERPROFILE%\Videos CSIDL_MYVIDEO MyVideos Y Y Y
FOLDERID_VideosLibrary {491E922F-5643-4AF4-A7EB-4E7A138D8174} %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Videos.library-ms -
FOLDERID_Windows {F38BF404-1D43-42F2-9305-67DE0B28FC23} %windir% CSIDL_WINDOWS Windows Y
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