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Component: Folders

Functions to query special folders.

Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
4.3 / 7.3 ✅ 95% ✅ 84% 🔶 26% 🔶 47%, on macOS and Windows 🔶 74%

Item Details Server
Folders.Applications
Queries path to applications folder.
Mac/Win/iOS
4.3
  ✅ Server
Folders.LocalFonts
Queries path to local font folder.
Mac only
4.3
  ✅ Server
Folders.LocalPreferences
Queries path to local preferences folder.
Mac/Win/iOS
4.3
  ✅ Server
Folders.SharedDocuments
Queries path to shared documents folder.
All
4.3
  ✅ Server
Folders.System
Queries system folder.
Mac/Win/iOS
4.3
  ✅ Server
Folders.SystemFonts
Queries path to system font folder.
Mac/Win
4.3
  ✅ Server
Folders.SystemTemporary
Queries temporary folder.
All
4.3
  ✅ Server
Folders.UserDesktop
Queries path to user's desktop folder.
Mac/Win/iOS
4.3
  ❌ Server
Folders.UserDocuments
Queries path to user's document folder.
All
4.3
  ❌ Server
Folders.UserDownloads
Queries location of user's downloads folder.
Mac/Win/iOS
6.2
  ❌ Server
Folders.UserFonts
Queries path to user's font folder.
Mac only
4.3
  ❌ Server
Folders.UserHome
Queries path to user’s home folder.
All
7.3
  ❌ Server
Folders.UserMusic
Queries path to user's music folder.
Mac/Win/iOS
4.3
  ❌ Server
Folders.UserPictures
Queries path to user’s picture folder.
Mac/iOS
7.2
  ❌ Server
Folders.UserPreferences
Queries path to user's preferences folder.
Mac/Win/iOS
4.3
  ❌ Server
Folders.UserTemporary
Queries temporary folder.
All
6.2
  ✅ Server
Folders.UserTrash
Queries trash folder location for current user.
Mac/Win
5.1
  ❌ Server
Folders.UserVideo
Queries path to user's video folder.
Mac/Win/iOS
4.3
  ❌ Server
Folders.Windows
Queries path to windows folder.
Win only
4.3
  ✅ Server

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