CSIDL values
The following CSIDL values are defined by Windows; note that not all Windows versions support all CSIDL values. You can use either decimal or hexadecimal values (48 or 0x30, for example) for the csidl parameter, but you can not use the symbolic name (CSIDL_something). For more details about the CSIDL values, please consult the MSDN documentation.
| CSIDL | Decimal | Hex | Shell | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSIDL_ADMINTOOLS | 48 | 0x30 | 5.0 | The file system directory that is used to store administrative tools for an individual user. |
| CSIDL_ALTSTARTUP | 29 | 0x1D | The file system directory that corresponds to the user's nonlocalized Startup program group. | |
| CSIDL_APPDATA | 26 | 0x1A | 4.71 | The file system directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data. |
| CSIDL_BITBUCKET | 10 | 0x0A | The virtual folder containing the objects in the user's Recycle Bin. | |
| CSIDL_CDBURN_AREA | 59 | 0x3B | 6.0 | The file system directory acting as a staging area for files waiting to be written to CD. |
| CSIDL_COMMON_ADMINTOOLS | 47 | 0x2F | 5.0 | The file system directory containing administrative tools for all users of the computer. |
| CSIDL_COMMON_ALTSTARTUP | 30 | 0x1E | NT-based only | The file system directory that corresponds to the nonlocalized Startup program group for all users. |
| CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA | 35 | 0x23 | 5.0 | The file system directory containing application data for all users. |
| CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY | 25 | 0x19 | NT-based only | The file system directory that contains files and folders that appear on the desktop for all users. |
| CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS | 46 | 0x2E | The file system directory that contains documents that are common to all users. | |
| CSIDL_COMMON_FAVORITES | 31 | 0x1F | NT-based only | The file system directory that serves as a common repository for favorite items common to all users. |
| CSIDL_COMMON_MUSIC | 53 | 0x35 | 6.0 | The file system directory that serves as a repository for music files common to all users. |
| CSIDL_COMMON_PICTURES | 54 | 0x36 | 6.0 | The file system directory that serves as a repository for image files common to all users. |
| CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS | 23 | 0x17 | NT-based only | The file system directory that contains the directories for the common program groups that appear on the Start menu for all users. |
| CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU | 22 | 0x16 | NT-based only | The file system directory that contains the programs and folders that appear on the Start menu for all users. |
| CSIDL_COMMON_STARTUP | 24 | 0x18 | NT-based only | The file system directory that contains the programs that appear in the Startup folder for all users. |
| CSIDL_COMMON_TEMPLATES | 45 | 0x2D | NT-based only | The file system directory that contains the templates that are available to all users. |
| CSIDL_COMMON_VIDEO | 55 | 0x37 | 6.0 | The file system directory that serves as a repository for video files common to all users. |
| CSIDL_COMPUTERSNEARME | 61 | 0x3D | 6.0 | The folder representing other machines in your workgroup. |
| CSIDL_CONNECTIONS | 49 | 0x31 | 6.0 | The virtual folder representing Network Connections, containing network and dial-up connections. |
| CSIDL_CONTROLS | 3 | 0x03 | The virtual folder containing icons for the Control Panel applications. | |
| CSIDL_COOKIES | 33 | 0x21 | The file system directory that serves as a common repository for Internet cookies. | |
| CSIDL_DESKTOP | 0 | 0x00 | The virtual folder representing the Windows desktop, the root of the shell namespace. | |
| CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY | 16 | 0x10 | The file system directory used to physically store file objects on the desktop. | |
| CSIDL_DRIVES | 17 | 0x11 | The virtual folder representing My Computer, containing everything on the local computer: storage devices, printers, and Control Panel. The folder may also contain mapped network drives. | |
| CSIDL_FAVORITES | 6 | 0x06 | The file system directory that serves as a common repository for the user's favorite items. | |
| CSIDL_FONTS | 20 | 0x14 | A virtual folder containing fonts. | |
| CSIDL_HISTORY | 34 | 0x22 | The file system directory that serves as a common repository for Internet history items. | |
| CSIDL_INTERNET | 1 | 0x01 | A viritual folder for Internet Explorer. | |
| CSIDL_INTERNET_CACHE | 32 | 0x20 | 4.72 | The file system directory that serves as a common repository for temporary Internet files. |
| CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA | 28 | 0x1C | 5.0 | The file system directory that serves as a data repository for local (nonroaming) applications. |
| CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS | 5 | 0x05 | 6.0 | The virtual folder representing the My Documents desktop item. |
| CSIDL_MYMUSIC | 13 | 0x0D | 6.0 | The file system directory that serves as a common repository for music files. |
| CSIDL_MYPICTURES | 39 | 0x27 | 5.0 | The file system directory that serves as a common repository for image files. |
| CSIDL_MYVIDEO | 14 | 0x0E | 6.0 | The file system directory that serves as a common repository for video files. |
| CSIDL_NETHOOD | 19 | 0x13 | A file system directory containing the link objects that may exist in the My Network Places virtual folder. | |
| CSIDL_NETWORK | 18 | 0x12 | A virtual folder representing Network Neighborhood, the root of the network namespace hierarchy. | |
| CSIDL_PERSONAL | 5 | 0x05 | The file system directory used to physically store a user's common repository of documents. (From shell version 6.0 onwards, CSIDL_PERSONAL is equivalent to CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS, which is a virtual folder.) | |
| CSIDL_PHOTOALBUMS | 69 | 0x45 | Vista | The virtual folder used to store photo albums. |
| CSIDL_PLAYLISTS | 63 | 0x3F | Vista | The virtual folder used to store play albums. |
| CSIDL_PRINTERS | 4 | 0x04 | The virtual folder containing installed printers. | |
| CSIDL_PRINTHOOD | 27 | 0x1B | The file system directory that contains the link objects that can exist in the Printers virtual folder. | |
| CSIDL_PROFILE | 40 | 0x28 | 5.0 | The user's profile folder. |
| CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES | 38 | 0x26 | 5.0 | The Program Files folder. |
| CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILESX86 | 42 | 0x2A | 5.0 | The Program Files folder for 32-bit programs on 64-bit systems. |
| CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON | 43 | 0x2B | 5.0 | A folder for components that are shared across applications. |
| CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMONX86 | 44 | 0x2C | 5.0 | A folder for 32-bit components that are shared across applications on 64-bit systems. |
| CSIDL_PROGRAMS | 2 | 0x02 | The file system directory that contains the user's program groups (which are themselves file system directories). | |
| CSIDL_RECENT | 8 | 0x08 | The file system directory that contains shortcuts to the user's most recently used documents. | |
| CSIDL_RESOURCES | 56 | 0x38 | 6.0 | The file system directory that contains resource data. |
| CSIDL_RESOURCES_LOCALIZED | 57 | 0x39 | 6.0 | The file system directory that contains localized resource data. |
| CSIDL_SAMPLE_MUSIC | 64 | 0x40 | Vista | The file system directory that contains sample music. |
| CSIDL_SAMPLE_PLAYLISTS | 65 | 0x41 | Vista | The file system directory that contains sample playlists. |
| CSIDL_SAMPLE_PICTURES | 66 | 0x42 | Vista | The file system directory that contains sample pictures. |
| CSIDL_SAMPLE_VIDEOS | 67 | 0x43 | Vista | The file system directory that contains sample videos. |
| CSIDL_SENDTO | 9 | 0x09 | The file system directory that contains Send To menu items. | |
| CSIDL_STARTMENU | 11 | 0x0B | The file system directory containing Start menu items. | |
| CSIDL_STARTUP | 7 | 0x07 | The file system directory that corresponds to the user's Startup program group. | |
| CSIDL_SYSTEM | 37 | 0x25 | 5.0 | The Windows System folder. |
| CSIDL_SYSTEMX86 | 41 | 0x29 | 5.0 | The Windows 32-bit System folder on 64-bit systems. |
| CSIDL_TEMPLATES | 21 | 0x15 | The file system directory that serves as a common repository for document templates. | |
| CSIDL_WINDOWS | 36 | 0x24 | 5.0 | The Windows directory or SYSROOT. |