


SpecialFoldersView v1.25
Copyright (c) 2008 - 2013 Nir Sofer
Web site: http://www.nirsoft.net



Description
===========

Windows operating system have dozens of special folders that are used for
storing application settings and files, storing Internet files, saving
temporary files, storing shortcuts to other files, and so on.
This utility displays the list of all special folders in your system, and
allows you to easily jump to the right folder simply by double-clicking
the folder item. You can also save the list of all folder paths into
text/html/xml file.



System Requirements
===================

This utility works on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003,
Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. Both 32-bit
and 64-bit systems are supported. There is also a separated non-unicode
download for Windows 98/ME.



Versions History
================


* Version 1.25:
  o Added 'Environment String Path' column, which displays the folder
    path using environment variables, like %USERPROFILE% , %APPDATA%.

* Version 1.21:
  o Added support for 'Downloads' folder. (Windows 7 and Windows 8)

* Version 1.20:
  o Added support for 3 folders on 64-bit systems: Program Files x86,
    Program Files - Common x86, and System Directory x86. (Works only on
    the x64 build)
  o Added 'Mark Odd/Even Rows' option, under the View menu. When it's
    turned on, the odd and even rows are displayed in different color, to
    make it easier to read a single line.
  o Fixed issue: The properties dialog-box and other windows opened
    in the wrong monitor, on multi-monitors system.

* Version 1.15 - Added support for 'Quick Launch' folder.
* Version 1.14 - Fixed issue: Removed the wrong encoding from the xml
  string, which caused problems to some xml viewers.
* Version 1.13 - Fixed the icons problem on Windows 7/x64.
* Version 1.12 - Added sorting command-line options, and the
  documentation for command-line options that was missed in the previous
  versions.
* Version 1.11 - Added 'Read Only' and 'System' attributes. Also Added
  a separated version for x64 systems.
* Version 1.10 - Added 'Folder Properties' option, and 'My Documents'
  folder that I missed in the previous versions.
* Version 1.05 - Added 'CSIDL Name' column.
* Version 1.04 - Add CSIDL (Folder ID) of each folder.
* Version 1.03 - Added option to select another font.
* Version 1.02 - New options: Create shortcuts on dekstop.
* Version 1.01 - When saving as HTML, the folder paths are created as
  links.
* Version 1.00 - First release.



Using SpecialFoldersView
========================

SpecialFoldersView doesn't require any installation process or additional
DLL files. In order to start using it, simply run the executable file -
SpecialFoldersView.exe
The main window of SpecialFoldersView displays the list of all special
folders in your system. In order to open the desired folder in Explorer,
simply double-click the desired folder item.



Special Folders List Sample
===========================

In the following example, you can find the list of all special folders in
typical installation of Windows XP with 'Administrator' user. This list
was created by using SpecialFoldersView:


Application Data
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data
0x1a
CSIDL_APPDATA

CD Burning
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\CD Burning
0x3b
CSIDL_CDBURN_AREA

Common Administrative Tools
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative
Tools
0x2f
CSIDL_COMMON_ADMINTOOLS

Common Application Data
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data
0x23
CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA

Common Desktop
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
0x19
CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY

Common Documents
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents
0x2e
CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS

Common Favorites
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites
0x1f
CSIDL_COMMON_FAVORITES

Common Music
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Music
0x35
CSIDL_COMMON_MUSIC

Common Pictures
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures
0x36
CSIDL_COMMON_PICTURES

Common Start Menu
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
0x16
CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU

Common Start Menu Programs
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
0x17
CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS

Common Startup
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
0x18
CSIDL_COMMON_STARTUP

Common Templates
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates
0x2d
CSIDL_COMMON_TEMPLATES

Common Video
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Videos
0x37
CSIDL_COMMON_VIDEO

Cookies
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Cookies
0x21
CSIDL_COOKIES

Desktop
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop
0x10
CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY

Favorites
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Favorites
0x06
CSIDL_FAVORITES

Fonts
C:\WINDOWS\Fonts
0x14
CSIDL_FONTS

History
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\History
0x22
CSIDL_HISTORY

Local Application Data
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data
0x1c
CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA

My Documents
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents
0x05
CSIDL_PERSONAL

My Music
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Music
0x0d
CSIDL_MYMUSIC

My Pictures
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Pictures
0x27
CSIDL_MYPICTURES

NetHood
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\NetHood
0x13
CSIDL_NETHOOD

PrintHood
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\PrintHood
0x1b
CSIDL_PRINTHOOD

Profile Folder
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
0x28
CSIDL_PROFILE

Program Files
C:\Program Files
0x26
CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES

Program Files - Common
C:\Program Files\Common Files
0x2b
CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON

Recent
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Recent
0x08
CSIDL_RECENT

Send To
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\SendTo
0x09
CSIDL_SENDTO

Start Menu
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu
0x0b
CSIDL_STARTMENU

Start Menu Programs
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu\Programs
0x02
CSIDL_PROGRAMS

Startup
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
0x07
CSIDL_STARTUP

System Directory
C:\WINDOWS\system32
0x25
CSIDL_SYSTEM

Templates
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Templates
0x15
CSIDL_TEMPLATES

Temporary Folder
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\

 

Temporary Internet Files
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files
0x20
CSIDL_INTERNET_CACHE

Windows Directory
C:\WINDOWS
0x24
CSIDL_WINDOWS



Command-Line Options
====================



/stext <Filename>
Save the list of all special folders into a regular text file.

/stab <Filename>
Save the list of all special folders into a tab-delimited text file.

/scomma <Filename>
Save the list of all special folders into a comma-delimited text file
(csv).

/stabular <Filename>
Save the list of all special folders into a tabular text file.

/shtml <Filename>
Save the list of all special folders into HTML file (Horizontal).

/sverhtml <Filename>
Save the list of all special folders into HTML file (Vertical).

/sxml <Filename>
Save the list of all special folders to XML file.

/sort <column>
This command-line option can be used with other save options for sorting
by the desired column. If you don't specify this option, the list is
sorted according to the last sort that you made from the user interface.
The <column> parameter can specify the column index (0 for the first
column, 1 for the second column, and so on) or the name of the column,
like "Folder Name" and "Folder Path". You can specify the '~' prefix
character (e.g: "~Folder Name") if you want to sort in descending order.
You can put multiple /sort in the command-line if you want to sort by
multiple columns.

Examples:
SpecialFoldersView.exe /shtml "f:\temp\folders.html" /sort 2 /sort ~1
SpecialFoldersView.exe /shtml "f:\temp\folders.html" /sort "Type" /sort
"Name"

/nosort
When you specify this command-line option, the list will be saved without
any sorting.



Translating SpecialFoldersView to other languages
=================================================

In order to translate SpecialFoldersView to other language, follow the
instructions below:
1. Run SpecialFoldersView with /savelangfile parameter:
   SpecialFoldersView.exe /savelangfile
   A file named SpecialFoldersView_lng.ini will be created in the folder
   of SpecialFoldersView utility.
2. Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text
   editor.
3. Translate all string entries to the desired language. Optionally,
   you can also add your name and/or a link to your Web site.
   (TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If you add this information,
   it'll be used in the 'About' window.
4. After you finish the translation, Run SpecialFoldersView, and all
   translated strings will be loaded from the language file.
   If you want to run SpecialFoldersView without the translation, simply
   rename the language file, or move it to another folder.



License
=======

This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely
distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM, Internet, or in any
other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this. If you
distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution
package, without any modification !



Disclaimer
==========

The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed
or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not
be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages
due to loss of data or any other reason.



Feedback
========

If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my
utility, you can send a message to nirsofer@yahoo.com
