![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the System Folder. Windows Systems: The Windows directory or SYSROOT. This corresponds to the %windir% or %SYSTEMROOT% environment variables. A typical path is C:\Windows. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 5.0 or later. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_WINDOWS) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Desktop Folder. Windows Systems: The file system directory used to physically store file objects on the desktop (not to be confused with the desktop folder itself). A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: No documentation available from Apple. Windows Systems: The file system directory that contains files and folders that appear on the desktop for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop. Valid only for Windows NT systems. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the single-user Trash folder. Windows Systems: The virtual folder containing the objects in the user's Recycle Bin. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_BITBUCKET) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: No documentation available from Apple. Windows Systems: The virtual folder containing the objects in the user's Recycle Bin. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_BITBUCKET) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the shared Trash folder on a file server, this indicates the parent directory of all logged-on users’ Trash subdirectories. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the PrintMonitor Documents folder in the System Folder. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Startup Items folder in the System Folder. Windows Systems: The file system directory that corresponds to the user's Startup program group. The system starts these programs whenever any user logs onto Windows NT or starts Windows 95. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_STARTUP) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Shutdown Items folder in the System Folder. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Apple Menu Items folder in the System Folder. Windows Systems: The file system directory containing Start menu items. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_STARTMENU) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Control Panels folder in the System Folder. Windows Systems: The virtual folder containing icons for the Control Panel applications. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_CONTROLS) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: No documentation available from Apple. Windows Systems: The virtual folder containing icons for the Control Panel applications. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_CONTROLS) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Extensions folder in the System Folder. Windows Systems: The Windows System folder. A typical path is C:\Windows\System32. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 5.0 or later. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_SYSTEM) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Fonts folder in the System Folder. Windows Systems: A virtual folder containing fonts. A typical path is C:\Windows\Fonts. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_FONTS) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Preferences folder in the System Folder. Windows Systems: The file system directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data. This CSIDL is supported by the re-distributable Shfolder.dll for systems that do not have the Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 integrated Shell installed. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 4.7.1 or later. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_APPDATA) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: No documentation available from Apple. Windows Systems: The file system directory containing application data for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 5.0 or later. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Temporary folder. This folder exists as an invisible folder at the volume root. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Extensions (Disabled) folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Control Panels (Disabled) folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the System Extensions (Disabled) folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Startup Items (Disabled) folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Shutdown Items (Disabled) folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Applications folder installed at the root level of the volume. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: The Program Files folder. A typical path is C:\Program Files. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 5.0 or later. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Documents folder. This folder is created at the volume root. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: In Common Controls Version 6.0. The virtual folder representing the My Documents desktop item. This is equivalent to CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS. Previous to Version 6.0. The file system directory used to physically store a user's common repository of documents. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents. This should be distinguished from the virtual My Documents folder in the namespace. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_PERSONAL) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the root folder of a volume. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the invisible folder on the system disk called “Cleanup at Startup” whose contents are deleted when the system is restarted, instead of merely being moved to the Trash. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Application Support folder in the System Folder. This folder contains code and data files needed by third-party applications. These files should usually not be written to after they are installed. In general, files deleted from this folder remove functionality from an application, unlike files in the Preferences folder, which should be non-essential. One type of file that could be placed here would be plug-ins that the user might want to maintain separately from any application, such as for an image-processing application that has many “fourth-party” plug-ins that the user might want to upgrade separately from the host application. Another type of file that might belong in this folder would be application-specific data files that are not preferences, such as for a scanner application that needs to read description files for specific scanner models according to which are currently available on the SCSI bus or network. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: The file system directory that serves as a data repository for local (non-roaming) applications. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Text Encodings folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the OpenDoc stationery folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: The file system directory that serves as a common repository for document templates. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Templates. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_TEMPLATES) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the OpenDoc root folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the OpenDoc shell plug-ins folder in the OpenDoc folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the OpenDoc editors folder in the Mac OS folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the OpenDoc subfolder in the Editors folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the OpenDoc libraries folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies a general editors folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Help folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Browser Plug-ins folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Modem Scripts folder in the Extensions folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Printer Descriptions folder in the Extensions folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the printer drivers folder. This constant is not currently supported. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Scripting Additions folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the general shared libraries folder. This constant is not currently supported. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Voices folder in the Extensions folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Control Strip Modules folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Assistants folder installed at the root level of the volume. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Utilities folder installed at the root level of the volume. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Apple Extras folder installed at the root level of the volume. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Contextual Menu Items folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Mac OS Read Me Files folder installed at the root level of the volume. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Location Manager Modules folder in the Extensions Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.1 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Location Manager Prefs folder in the Preferences folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.1 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Locations folder in the Location Manager Prefs folder. Files containing configuration information for different locations are stored here. Supported with Mac OS 8.1 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the ColorSync Profiles folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.1 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Theme Files folder in the Appearance folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.1 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Favorites folder in the System Folder. This folder is for storing Internet location files, aliases, and aliases to other frequently used items. Facilities for adding items into this folder are found in Contextual Menus, the Finder, Navigation Services, and others. Supported with Mac OS 8.1 and later. Windows Systems: The file system directory that serves as a common repository for the user's favorite items. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Favorites. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_FAVORITES) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Internet folder installed at the root level of the volume. This folder is a location for saving Internet-related applications, resources, and tools. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: A virtual folder representing the Internet. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_INTERNET) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Appearance folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Sound Sets folder in the Appearance folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Desktop Pictures folder in the Appearance folder. This folder is used for storing desktop picture files. Files of type 'JPEG' are auto-routed into this folder when dropped into the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Internet Search Sites folder in the System Folder. This folder contains Internet search site specification files used by the Find application when it accesses Internet search sites. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Find folder in the Extensions folder. This folder contains files used by the Find application. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Find By Content folder installed at the root level of the volume. This folder is invisible and its use is private to Find By Content. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Installer Logs folder installed at the root level of the volume. You can use this folder to save installer log files. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Scripts folder in the System Folder. This folder is for saving AppleScript scripts. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Folder Action Scripts folder in the Scripts folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Launcher Items folder in the System Folder. Items in this folder appear in the Launcher control panel. Items included in folders with names beginning with a bullet (Option-8) character will appear as a separate panel in the Launcher window. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Recent Applications folder in the Apple Menu Items folder. Apple Menu Items saves aliases to recent applications here. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Recent Documents folder in the Apple Menu Items folder. Apple Menu Items saves aliases to recently opened documents here. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: The file system directory that contains shortcuts to the user's most recently used documents. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Recent Documents. (This Constant maps to the Windows native CSIDL_RECENT) |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Recent Servers folder in the Apple Menu Items folder. Apple Menu Items saves aliases to recently mounted servers here. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: Specifies the Speakable Items folder. This folder is for storing scripts and items recognized by speech recognition. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: No documentation available from Apple. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: No documentation available from Apple. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: No documentation available from Apple. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: No documentation available from Apple. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: No documentation available from Apple. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Windows Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that is used to store administrative tools for an individual user. The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) will save customized consoles to this directory, and it will roam with the user. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 5.0 or later. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that corresponds to the user's non-localized Startup program group. This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. The file system directory containing administrative tools for all users of the computer. This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 5.0 or later. |
![]() | Windows Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. The file system directory that corresponds to the non-localized Startup program group for all users. Valid only for Microsoft Windows NT systems. MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that contains documents that are common to all users. A typical paths is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents. Valid for Windows NT systems and Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems with Shfolder.dll installed. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that serves as a common repository for favorite items common to all users. Valid only for Windows NT systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that contains the directories for the common program groups that appear on the Start menu for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs. Valid only for Windows NT systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that contains the programs and folders that appear on the Start menu for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu. Valid only for Windows NT systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that contains the programs that appear in the Startup folder for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. Valid only for Windows NT systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that contains the templates that are available to all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates. Valid only for Windows NT systems. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that serves as a common repository for Internet cookies. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Cookies. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The virtual folder representing the Windows desktop, the root of the namespace. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The virtual folder representing My Computer, containing everything on the local computer: storage devices, printers, and Control Panel. The folder may also contain mapped network drives. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that serves as a common repository for Internet history items. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that serves as a common repository for temporary Internet files. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 4.7.2 or later. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that serves as a common repository for music files. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Music. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that serves as a common repository for image files. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Pictures. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 5.0 or later. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: A file system directory containing the link objects that may exist in the My Network Places virtual folder. It is not the same as CSIDL_NETWORK, which represents the network namespace root. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\NetHood. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: A virtual folder representing Network Neighborhood, the root of the network namespace hierarchy. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The virtual folder containing installed printers. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that contains the link objects that can exist in the Printers virtual folder. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\PrintHood. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The user's profile folder. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username. Applications should not create files or folders at this level; they should put their data under the locations referred to by CSIDL_APPDATA or CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 5.0 or later. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: A folder for components that are shared across applications. A typical path is C:\Program Files\Common. Valid only for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP systems. Not valid for Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me). Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 5.0 or later. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that contains the user's program groups (which are themselves file system directories). A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that contains Send To menu items. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\SendTo. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory acting as a staging area for files waiting to be written to CD. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 6.0 or later. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that serves as a repository for music files common to all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Music. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 6.0 or later. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that serves as a repository for image files common to all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 6.0 or later. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that serves as a repository for video files common to all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Videos. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 6.0 or later. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The virtual folder representing the My Documents desktop item. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 6.0 or later. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory that serves as a common repository for video files. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Videos. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 6.0 or later. |
![]() | MacOS Systems: This constant is not mapped on Apple Systems. Windows Systems: The file system directory containing user profile folders. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings. Available only on systems with CommonControls Version 6.0 or later. |