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TcxBrowseFolder Enum

The list of possible values for the Root.BrowseFolder property.

Declaration

TcxBrowseFolder = (
    bfCustomPath,
    bfAltStartup,
    bfBitBucket,
    bfCommonDesktopDirectory,
    bfCommonDocuments,
    bfCommonFavorites,
    bfCommonPrograms,
    bfCommonStartMenu,
    bfCommonStartup,
    bfCommonTemplates,
    bfControls,
    bfDesktop,
    bfDesktopDirectory,
    bfDrives,
    bfPrinters,
    bfFavorites,
    bfFonts,
    bfHistory,
    bfMyMusic,
    bfMyPictures,
    bfNetHood,
    bfProfile,
    bfProgramFiles,
    bfPrograms,
    bfRecent,
    bfStartMenu,
    bfStartUp,
    bfTemplates,
    bfMyDocuments,
    bfNetwork
);

Members

Name Description
bfCustomPath

The custom root location. The shell control’s ShellRoot.CustomPath property defines the root location.

bfAltStartup

The file system directory that corresponds to the current user’s non-localized Startup application group.

bfBitBucket

The virtual folder that stores the objects in the current user’s Recycle Bin.

bfCommonDesktopDirectory

The file system directory that contains files and folders displayed on the desktop for all users.

For example: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop

bfCommonDocuments

The file system directory that contains documents common to all users.

For example: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents

bfCommonFavorites

The file system directory that contains favorite items common to all users.

bfCommonPrograms

The file system directory that contains directories for common program groups that appear in the Start menu for all users.

For example: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs

bfCommonStartMenu

The file system directory that contains the programs and folders available for all users in the Start menu.

For example: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu

bfCommonStartup

The file system directory that contains programs available for all users in the Startup folder.

For example: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

bfCommonTemplates

The file system directory that contains templates common to all users.

For example: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates

bfControls

The virtual folder that contains icons for the Control Panel applications.

bfDesktop

Default. Windows Desktop. The root virtual folder for the Windows Shell namespace.

bfDesktopDirectory

The file system directory designed to physically store files on Windows Desktop. This folder does not match the Windows Desktop folder (bfDesktop).

For example: C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Desktop

bfDrives

My Computer. The virtual folder that contains everything on the local computer: storage devices, printers, and Control Panel. The folder can also contain mapped network drives.

bfPrinters

The virtual folder that contains installed printers.

bfFavorites

Favorites. The file system directory that serves as a common repository for the current user’s favorite items.

For example: C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Favorites

bfFonts

The virtual folder for all installed fonts.

For example: C:\Windows\Fonts

bfHistory

The file system directory for Internet history items.

bfMyMusic

My Music. The file system folder designed to store the current user’s music files.

For example: C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents\My Music

bfMyPictures

My Pictures. The file system folder designed to store the current user’s image files.

For example: C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents\My Pictures

bfNetHood

My Network Places. The file system folder that stores the history of computers previously accessed by the current user. Note that this folder does not exist in Microsoft Windows® Vista and newer operating systems.

For example: C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\NetHood

bfProfile

The current user’s profile folder.

bfProgramFiles

The Program Files folder.

For example: C:\Program Files

bfPrograms

The file system directory that contains the current user’s application groups.

For example: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

bfRecent

The file system directory that contains the current user’s most recently used documents.

For example: C:\Users\UserName\AddData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent

bfStartMenu

The file system directory that stores Start Menu items.

For example C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Start Menu

bfStartUp

The file system directory that corresponds to the current user’s Startup program group.

For example: C:\Documents and Settings*username*\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

bfTemplates

The common repository for document templates.

bfMyDocuments

My Documents. The file system folder designed to store the current user’s documents.

For example: C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents

bfNetwork

The virtual folder that corresponds to the root of the network namespace hierarchy.

Remarks

The TcxCustomShellRoot.BrowseFolder property references the TcxBrowseFolder type.

See Also