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Usualy, to put some file to local directory on different devices (for example to mydocuments on some phone) we can get this directory using something like environment.getfolderpath(environment.specialfolder.mydocuments). But if I am right, this wouldn't work in windows-universal application (may be because of x-box), enviroment got only .GetEnviromentVariable(s).

So the question is - how can we get a path to some local directory on any windows-device (folders like mydocuments, applicationdata or the same, not temp or current directory or app-folder)?

Suvitruf - Andrei Apanasik
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Please use KnownFolders class in Windows.Storage namespace. For example, to access the PictureLibrary use: 

StorageFolder storageFolder = KnownFolders.PicturesLibrary;

StorageFolder in its turn has a read-only property Path. By you should rethink the entire concept of manipulating files with the new API.

For example, to create an image file, you would use the following:

StorageFile file =
    await storageFolder.CreateFileAsync("sample.png",
        CreationCollisionOption.ReplaceExisting);

You can find more examples on MSDN: KnownFolders class.

Alex
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