Is there a list of default APPDATA directories each version of Windows? (XP & up)
I need to know the default directory each OS will return for the following call:
SHGetSpecialFolderLocation( NULL, CSIDL_APPDATA|CSIDL_FLAG_CREATE , &pidl );
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abatishchev
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John MacIntyre
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1Were you curious about non-English versions of Windows too? It could be a very long list. – Mark Ransom Oct 25 '10 at 15:42
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Good question, but no. English only at this point. – John MacIntyre Oct 25 '10 at 15:56
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1Why do you (think you) need the list? Why not use the function call? – Cheers and hth. - Alf Oct 25 '10 at 16:08
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@Alf - *I* don't need the list, my manager asked for it, and I don't want to manually seek out PC's with these OS's to find out. Unfortunately, I can't find a list (which I assumed there would be somewhere). – John MacIntyre Oct 25 '10 at 16:13
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Looks scarce.. for Vista it would be `C:\Users\
\AppData\Roaming`. Also, if it doesn't currently exist, how about making a wiki answer to this with the default ones? – default Oct 25 '10 at 17:13
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There isn't really a simple answer to make into a list even for just english installs.
Here are some examples I just pulled from a few machines.
Windows 8 - C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming
Windows 7 - C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming
2K8 - C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming
Vista - C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming
XP - C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data
2K3 - C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data
you will get different answers for when you Roam or not, when you use a remote desktop etc.
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Greg Domjan
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Are these Home or Professional versions? Since XP, those are distinct releases. – MSalters Oct 26 '10 at 08:58
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These are from Professional or Ultimate, don't have any home ones. – Greg Domjan Oct 26 '10 at 20:26