CSIDL / KNOWNFOLDERID reference

Content Authoring
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Paul suggested using CSIDL folder numbers for solving a “My Documents” problem in

another thread

. I thought it would be good search bait to create a thread that listed the CSIDL folders and paths (AKA KNOWNFOLDERID values).

References

SpecialFoldersView - Special Folders Viewer (utility to enumerate the values)

Also, don’t forget about Relevance such as

expand environment string of "%25USERPROFILE%25"

when dealing with special folders.

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Windows 2008

q: csidl folder 0 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop   q: csidl folder 2 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs   q: csidl folder 5 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Documents   q: csidl folder 6 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Favorites   q: csidl folder 7 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup   q: csidl folder 8 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent   q: csidl folder 9 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo   q: csidl folder 11 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu   q: csidl folder 13 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Music   q: csidl folder 14 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos   q: csidl folder 16 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop   q: csidl folder 19 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts   q: csidl folder 20 A: C:\Windows\Fonts   q: csidl folder 21 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates   q: csidl folder 22 A: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu   q: csidl folder 23 A: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs   q: csidl folder 24 A: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup   q: csidl folder 25 A: C:\Users\Public\Desktop   q: csidl folder 26 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming   q: csidl folder 27 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts   q: csidl folder 28 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local   q: csidl folder 29 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup   q: csidl folder 30 A: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup   q: csidl folder 31 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Favorites   q: csidl folder 32 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files   q: csidl folder 33 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies   q: csidl folder 34 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History   q: csidl folder 35 A: C:\ProgramData   q: csidl folder 36 A: C:\Windows   q: csidl folder 37 A: C:\Windows\System32   q: csidl folder 38 A: C:\Program Files   q: csidl folder 39 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Pictures   q: csidl folder 40 A: C:\Users\Administrator   q: csidl folder 41 A: C:\Windows\System32   q: csidl folder 42 A: C:\Program Files   q: csidl folder 43 A: C:\Program Files\Common Files   q: csidl folder 44 A: C:\Program Files\Common Files   q: csidl folder 45 A: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates   q: csidl folder 46 A: C:\Users\Public\Documents   q: csidl folder 47 A: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools   q: csidl folder 48 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools   q: csidl folder 53 A: C:\Users\Public\Music   q: csidl folder 54 A: C:\Users\Public\Pictures   q: csidl folder 55 A: C:\Users\Public\Videos   q: csidl folder 56 A: C:\Windows\Resources   q: csidl folder 59 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Burn
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Windows XP

q: csidl folder 0 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop   q: csidl folder 2 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu\Programs   q: csidl folder 5 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents   q: csidl folder 6 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Favorites   q: csidl folder 7 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu\Programs\Startup   q: csidl folder 8 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Recent   q: csidl folder 9 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\SendTo   q: csidl folder 11 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu   q: csidl folder 13 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Music   q: csidl folder 16 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop   q: csidl folder 19 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\NetHood   q: csidl folder 20 A: C:\WINDOWS\Fonts   q: csidl folder 21 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Templates   q: csidl folder 22 A: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu   q: csidl folder 23 A: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs   q: csidl folder 24 A: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup   q: csidl folder 25 A: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop   q: csidl folder 26 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data   q: csidl folder 27 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\PrintHood   q: csidl folder 28 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data   q: csidl folder 31 A: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites   q: csidl folder 32 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files   q: csidl folder 33 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Cookies   q: csidl folder 34 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\History   q: csidl folder 35 A: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data   q: csidl folder 36 A: C:\WINDOWS   q: csidl folder 37 A: C:\WINDOWS\system32   q: csidl folder 38 A: C:\Program Files   q: csidl folder 39 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Pictures   q: csidl folder 40 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator   q: csidl folder 41 A: C:\WINDOWS\system32   q: csidl folder 43 A: C:\Program Files\Common Files   q: csidl folder 45 A: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates   q: csidl folder 46 A: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents   q: csidl folder 47 A: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools   q: csidl folder 53 A: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Music   q: csidl folder 54 A: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures   q: csidl folder 55 A: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Videos   q: csidl folder 56 A: C:\WINDOWS\Resources   q: csidl folder 59 A: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning
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Windows 7

q: csidl folder 0 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop   q: csidl folder 2 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs   q: csidl folder 5 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Documents   q: csidl folder 6 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Favorites   q: csidl folder 7 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup   q: csidl folder 8 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent   q: csidl folder 9 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo   q: csidl folder 11 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu   q: csidl folder 13 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Music   q: csidl folder 14 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Videos   q: csidl folder 16 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop   q: csidl folder 19 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts   q: csidl folder 20 A: C:\Windows\Fonts   q: csidl folder 21 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates   q: csidl folder 22 A: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu   q: csidl folder 23 A: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs   q: csidl folder 24 A: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup   q: csidl folder 25 A: C:\Users\Public\Desktop   q: csidl folder 26 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming   q: csidl folder 27 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts   q: csidl folder 28 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local   q: csidl folder 29 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup   q: csidl folder 30 A: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup   q: csidl folder 31 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Favorites   q: csidl folder 32 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files   q: csidl folder 33 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies   q: csidl folder 34 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History   q: csidl folder 35 A: C:\ProgramData   q: csidl folder 36 A: C:\Windows   q: csidl folder 37 A: C:\Windows\System32   q: csidl folder 38 A: C:\Program Files (x86)   q: csidl folder 39 A: C:\Users\Administrator\Pictures   q: csidl folder 40 A: C:\Users\Administrator   q: csidl folder 41 A: C:\Windows\SysWOW64   q: csidl folder 42 A: C:\Program Files (x86)   q: csidl folder 43 A: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files   q: csidl folder 44 A: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files   q: csidl folder 45 A: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates   q: csidl folder 46 A: C:\Users\Public\Documents   q: csidl folder 47 A: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools   q: csidl folder 48 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools   q: csidl folder 53 A: C:\Users\Public\Music   q: csidl folder 54 A: C:\Users\Public\Pictures   q: csidl folder 55 A: C:\Users\Public\Videos   q: csidl folder 56 A: C:\Windows\Resources   q: csidl folder 59 A: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Burn