Windows: special folders locations You can jump directly in windows special folder by using: shell:AccountPictures – %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\AccountPictures shell:AddNewProgramsFolder – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Get Programs shell:Administrative Tools – %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools shell:AppData – %AppData% shell:Application Shortcuts – %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Application Shortcuts shell:AppsFolder – Applications shell:AppUpdatesFolder – Installed Updates shell:Cache – %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache shell:Camera Roll – %UserProfile%\Pictures\Camera Roll shell:CD Burning – %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Burn shell:ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features shell:Common Administrative Tools – %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools shell:Common AppData – %ProgramData% shell:Common Desktop – %Public%\Desktop shell:Common Documents – %Public%\Documents shell:CommonDownloads – %Public%\Downloads shell:CommonMusic – %Public%\Music shell:CommonPictures – %Public%\Pictures shell:Common Programs – %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs shell:CommonRingtones – %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones shell:Common Start Menu – %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup shell:Common Startup – %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup shell:Common Templates – %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates shell:CommonVideo – %Public%\Videos shell:ConflictFolder – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center\Conflicts shell:ConnectionsFolder – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network Connections shell:Contacts – %UserProfile%\Contacts shell:ControlPanelFolder – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items shell:Cookies – %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies shell:Cookies\Low – %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies\Low shell:CredentialManager – %AppData%\Microsoft\Credentials shell:CryptoKeys – %AppData%\Microsoft\Crypto shell:desktop – Desktop shell:device Metadata Store – %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceMetadataStore shell:documentsLibrary – Libraries\Documents shell:downloads – %UserProfile%\Downloads shell:dpapiKeys – %AppData%\Microsoft\Protect shell:Favorites – %UserProfile%\Favorites shell:Fonts – %WinDir%\Fonts shell:Games – Games shell:GameTasks – %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer shell:History – %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\History shell:HomeGroupCurrentUserFolder – Homegroup\(user-name) shell:HomeGroupFolder – Homegroup shell:ImplicitAppShortcuts – %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts shell:InternetFolder – Internet Explorer shell:Libraries – Libraries shell:Links – %UserProfile%\Links shell:Local AppData – %LocalAppData% shell:LocalAppDataLow – %UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow shell:MusicLibrary – Libraries\Music shell:MyComputerFolder – This PC shell:My Music – %UserProfile%\Music shell:My Pictures – %UserProfile%\Pictures shell:My Video – %UserProfile%\Videos shell:NetHood – %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts shell:NetworkPlacesFolder – Network shell:OneDrive – OneDrive shell:OneDriveCameraRoll – %UserProfile%\OneDrive\Pictures\Camera Roll shell:OneDriveDocuments – %UserProfile%\OneDrive\Documents shell:OneDriveMusic – %UserProfile%\OneDrive\Music shell:OneDrivePictures – %UserProfile%\OneDrive\Pictures shell:Personal – %UserProfile%\Documents shell:PicturesLibrary – Libraries\Pictures shell:PrintersFolder – All Control Panel Items\Printers shell:PrintHood – %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts shell:Profile – %UserProfile% shell:ProgramFiles – %ProgramFiles% shell:ProgramFilesCommon – %ProgramFiles%\Common Files shell:ProgramFilesCommonX64 – %ProgramFiles%\Common Files (64-bit Windows only) shell:ProgramFilesCommonX86 – %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Common Files (64-bit Windows only) shell:ProgramFilesX64 – %ProgramFiles% (64-bit Windows only) shell:ProgramFilesX86 – %ProgramFiles(x86)% (64-bit Windows only) shell:Programs – %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs shell:Public – %Public% shell:PublicAccountPictures – %Public%\AccountPictures shell:PublicGameTasks – %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer shell:PublicLibraries – %Public%\Libraries shell:Quick Launch – %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch shell:Recent – %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent shell:RecordedTVLibrary – Libraries\Recorded TV shell:RecycleBinFolder – Recycle Bin shell:ResourceDir – %WinDir%\Resources shell:Ringtones – %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones shell:Roamed Tile Images – %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\RoamedTileImages shell:Roaming Tiles – %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\RoamingTiles shell:SavedGames – %UserProfile%\Saved Games shell:Screenshots – %UserProfile%\Pictures\Screenshots shell:Searches – %UserProfile%\Searches shell:SearchHistoryFolder – %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\ConnectedSearch\History shell:SearchHomeFolder – search-ms: shell:SearchTemplatesFolder – %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\ConnectedSearch\Templates shell:SendTo – %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo shell:Start Menu – %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu shell:StartMenuAllPrograms – StartMenuAllPrograms shell:Startup – %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup shell:SyncCenterFolder – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center shell:SyncResultsFolder – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center\Sync Results shell:SyncSetupFolder – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center\Sync Setup shell:System – %WinDir%\System32 shell:SystemCertificates – %AppData%\Microsoft\SystemCertificates shell:SystemX86 – %WinDir%\SysWOW64 shell:Templates – %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates shell:ThisPCDesktopFolder – Desktop shell:UsersFilesFolder – %UserProfile% shell:User Pinned – %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned shell:UserProfiles – %HomeDrive%\Users shell:UserProgramFiles – %LocalAppData%\Programs shell:UserProgramFilesCommon – %LocalAppData%\Programs\Common shell:UsersLibrariesFolder – Libraries shell:VideosLibrary – Libraries\Videos shell:Windows – %WinDir% Example: — return to gimbo wiki home page