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July 30, 2009 - The Old New Thing

What is the difference between CSIDL_DESKTOP and CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY?

July 30, 2009 Jul 30, 2009 07/30/09
Raymond Chen
Among the various values you can pass to functions like are and . What's the difference between them? The is the virtual folder that represents the desktop. The contents of this virtual folder is what gets displayed on top of your wallpaper. The virtual folder is populated from various locations, some of them virtual, and some of them ...