Top "Special-folders" questions

"Special folders" refers to directories in the Windows operating system that provide extended functionality in the user interface.

Programmatically access All Users Start Menu

Does anyone know how to programmatically access the "All Users" Startup Menu? In XP, located here: C:\Documents and Settings\…

c# .net setup-deployment special-folders
What is the WiX equivilent of Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData from .NET?

I need to install a file into the Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData folder, which differs between XP and Vista. Is there …

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How to specify log file path using folder locations in Windows with log4net xml configurator?

In my app.config I put <appender name="RollingFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender"> <file value="%programdata%/…

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How to use Application Data in an (App.config) connectionString

I've got an SQL Server CE database in a project that I wan't to store somewhere in the %AppData% directory. …

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Why do I not have a C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Apps folder?

I am trying to install a ClickOnce application and it is not working. I am told to delete the C:\…

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Usage of SHGetSpecialFolderPath to retrieve an application folder that can be accessed also to non admin users, which CSIDL to choose?

In my application I store on every machine some files in an application folder. A simplified version of the real …

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Access the 'Application Data' folder when using Folder Redirection

We use Folder Redirection at my work, and I'm trying to simplify a script that runs when users log on …

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How can I log to Special Folders with log4net?

How can I log to special folders (e.g. %APPDATA%) using the app.config file? I can do it programmatically, …

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Expand environment variable for My Documents

I know I can read environment variables like this: Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments); However, it would be really helpful …

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What's the difference between SpecialFolder.Desktop and SpecialFolder.DesktopDirectory?

I'm confused about the differences between these two special folders. Here's a code snippet that writes the output of each, …

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