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On Microsoft Windows, a special folder is a folder that is presented to the user through an interface as an abstract concept instead of an absolute folder path.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 28 relations: Briefcase (Microsoft Windows), Control Panel (Windows), Directory (computing), Environment variable, File Explorer, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, Folder redirection, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, My Documents, My Network Places, Roaming user profile, Trash (computing), Tweak UI, Unix filesystem, WebDAV, Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 95, Windows domain, Windows Me, Windows Server 2003, Windows Shell namespace, Windows Vista, Windows XP, WoW64.

  2. File system directories

Briefcase (Microsoft Windows)

In Microsoft Windows, the Briefcase is a special folder that supports a simple two-way file synchronization between itself and another folder. Special folder and Briefcase (Microsoft Windows) are file system directories and Windows components.

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Control Panel (Windows)

Control Panel is a component of Microsoft Windows that provides the ability to view and change system settings. Special folder and Control Panel (Windows) are Windows components.

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Directory (computing)

In computing, a directory is a file system cataloging structure which contains references to other computer files, and possibly other directories. Special folder and directory (computing) are file system directories.

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Environment variable

An environment variable is a user-definable value that can affect the way running processes will behave on a computer.

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File Explorer

File Explorer, previously known as Windows Explorer, is a file manager application and default desktop environment that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows 95 onwards. Special folder and file Explorer are Windows components.

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Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) is a reference describing the conventions used for the layout of Unix-like systems. Special folder and Filesystem Hierarchy Standard are file system directories.

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Folder redirection

In computing, and specifically in the context of Microsoft Windows operating systems, Microsoft refers to Folder Redirection when automatically re-routing I/O to/from standard folders (directories) to use storage elsewhere on a network. Special folder and folder redirection are Windows components.

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Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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My Documents

My Documents is the commonly recognized name of a special folder in Microsoft Windows (even though starting with Windows Vista, it is called Documents only, and the actual name of the folder might be different when the language of the installed copy of Windows is not English.) This folder is supposed to be a personal area where users store their personal non-shared documents. Special folder and my Documents are file system directories and Windows components.

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My Network Places

My Network Places (formerly Network Neighborhood) is the network browser feature in Windows Explorer. Special folder and My Network Places are file system directories.

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Roaming user profile

A roaming user profile is a file synchronization concept in the Windows NT family of operating systems that allows users with a computer joined to a Windows domain to log on to any computer on the same domain and access their documents and have a consistent desktop experience, such as applications remembering toolbar positions and preferences, or the desktop appearance staying the same, while keeping all related files stored locally, to not continuously depend on a fast and reliable network connection to a file server.

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Trash (computing)

In computing, the trash, also known by other names such as dustbin, wastebasket, and others, is a graphical user interface desktop metaphor for temporary storage for files set aside by the user for deletion, but not yet permanently erased. Special folder and trash (computing) are file system directories.

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Tweak UI

Tweak UI is a free application, released in 1996 by Microsoft for customizing the Microsoft Windows operating system's user interface.

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Unix filesystem

In Unix and operating systems inspired by it, the file system is considered a central component of the operating system.

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WebDAV

WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is a set of extensions to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which allows user agents to collaboratively author contents directly in an HTTP web server by providing facilities for concurrency control and namespace operations, thus allowing Web to be viewed as a writeable, collaborative medium and not just a read-only medium.

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Windows 10

Windows 10 is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system.

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Windows 2000

Windows 2000 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft and oriented towards businesses.

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Windows 7

Windows 7 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.

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Windows 8

Windows 8 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.

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Windows 95

Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of operating systems.

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Windows domain

A Windows domain is a form of a computer network in which all user accounts, computers, printers and other security principals, are registered with a central database located on one or more clusters of central computers known as domain controllers.

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Windows Me

Windows Me (Millennium Edition) is an operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems.

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Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003, codenamed "Whistler Server", is the sixth version of the Windows Server operating system produced by Microsoft.

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Windows Shell namespace

In Windows Shell programming, the Windows Shell namespace is an organized tree-structured hierarchical representation that Windows Explorer facilitates to graphically present file system contents and other objects to the end user.

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Windows Vista

Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.

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Windows XP

Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system.

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WoW64

In computing on Microsoft platforms, WoW64 (Windows 32-bit on Windows 64-bit) is a subsystem of the Windows operating system capable of running 32-bit applications on 64-bit Windows.

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See also

File system directories

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_folder

Also known as Application Data, Known Folders, My Computer, Shell folder, Shell folders, Special Folders.