My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories

The My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories property returns a SpecialDirectoriesProxy object that has properties giving the locations of various special directories (such as the system’s temporary directory and the user’s My Documents directory). The following table summarizes these special directory properties.

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Property	Purpose
AllUsersApplicationData	The directory where applications should store settings for all users (typically, C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ Application Data\<company>\<product>\<version>).
CurrentUserApplicationData	The directory where applications should store settings for the current user (typically, C:\Documents and Settings\ <user>\Application Data\<company>\<product>\ <version>).
Desktop	The current user’s desktop directory (typically, C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Desktop).
MyDocuments	The current user’s My Documents directory (typically, C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\My Documents).
MyMusic	The current user’s My Music directory (typically, C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\My Documents\ My Music).
MyPictures	The current user’s My Pictures directory (typically, C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\My Documents\ My Pictures).
Programs	The current user’s Programs directory (typically, C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Start Menu\Programs).
Temp	The current user’s temporary directory (typically, C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temp).