Windows Shell Special Folder Constants

2013-05-08

Here are some windows special folder hex constants that can be used for accessing these folders via code.

This is how you would define them in C++. Example VB use: Const ssfALTSTARTUP = &H1d

typedef enum {
ssfALTSTARTUP        = 0x1d,
ssfAPPDATA           = 0x1a,
ssfBITBUCKET         = 0x0a,
ssfCOMMONALTSTARTUP  = 0x1e,
ssfCOMMONAPPDATA     = 0x23,
ssfCOMMONDESKTOPDIR  = 0x19,
ssfCOMMONFAVORITES   = 0x1f,
ssfCOMMONPROGRAMS    = 0x17,
ssfCOMMONSTARTMENU   = 0x16,
ssfCOMMONSTARTUP     = 0x18,
ssfCONTROLS          = 0x03,
ssfCOOKIES           = 0x21,
ssfDESKTOP           = 0x00,
ssfDESKTOPDIRECTORY  = 0x10,
ssfDRIVES            = 0x11,
ssfFAVORITES         = 0x06,
ssfFONTS             = 0x14,
ssfHISTORY           = 0x22,
ssfINTERNETCACHE     = 0x20,
ssfLOCALAPPDATA      = 0x1c,
ssfMYPICTURES        = 0x27,
ssfNETHOOD           = 0x13,
ssfNETWORK           = 0x12,
ssfPERSONAL          = 0x05,
ssfPRINTERS          = 0x04,
ssfPRINTHOOD         = 0x1b,
ssfPROFILE           = 0x28,
ssfPROGRAMFILES      = 0x26,
ssfPROGRAMFILESx86   = 0x30,
ssfPROGRAMS          = 0x02,
ssfRECENT            = 0x08,
ssfSENDTO            = 0x09,
ssfSTARTMENU         = 0x0b,
ssfSTARTUP           = 0x07,
ssfSYSTEM            = 0x25,
ssfSYSTEMx86         = 0x29,
ssfTEMPLATES         = 0x15,
ssfWINDOWS           = 0x24
} ShellSpecialFolderConstants;

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb774096