The shell folders found in Windows 7 are similar to those discussed for Vista on another page. A list of the folders found in both operating systems is given below. The additions to Windows 7 are given in the second list below.
System (Shell) Folders Found in Both Windows Vista and Windows 7
| AddNewProgramsFolder Administrative Tools AppData AppUpdatesFolder Cache CD Burning ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder Common Administrative Tools Common AppData Common Desktop Common Documents Common Programs Common Start Menu Common Startup Common Templates CommonDownloads CommonMusic CommonPictures CommonVideo ConflictFolder ConnectionsFolder Contacts ControlPanelFolder Cookies CredentialManager CryptoKeys CSCFolder Default Gadgets Desktop Downloads DpapiKeys Favorites Fonts Gadgets Games GameTasks History InternetFolder Links Local AppData LocalAppDataLow LocalizedResourcesDir MAPIFolder My Music My Pictures My Video |
MyComputerFolder NetHood NetworkPlacesFolder OEM Links Original Images Personal PhotoAlbums Playlists PrintersFolder PrintHood Profile ProgramFiles ProgramFilesX64 (in 64-bit systems) ProgramFilesX86 (in 64-bit systems) ProgramFilesCommon ProgramFilesCommonX64 (in 64-bit systems) ProgramFilesCommonX86 (in 64-bit systems) Programs Public PublicGameTasks Quick Launch Recent RecycleBinFolder ResourceDir SampleMusic SamplePictures SamplePlaylists SampleVideos SavedGames Searches SearchHomeFolder SendTo Start Menu Startup SyncCenterFolder SyncResultsFolder SyncSetupFolder System SystemCertificates SystemX86 Templates TreePropertiesFolder UserProfiles UsersFilesFolder Windows |
System (Shell) Folders for Windows 7 Only
CommonRingtones
Device Metadata Store
DocumentsLibrary
ImplicitAppShortcuts
Libraries
MusicLibrary
OtherUsersFolder
PicturesLibrary
PublicSuggestedLocations
RecordedTVLibrary
Ringtones
SuggestedLocations
User Pinned
UserProgramFiles
UserProgramFilesCommon
UsersLibrariesFolder
VideosLibrary