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Special folder

On Microsoft Windows, a special folder is a folder that is presented to the user through an interface as an abstract concept instead of an absolute folder path. (The synonymous term shell folder is sometimes used instead.) Special folders make it possible for any application to ask the operating system where an appropriate location for certain kinds of…

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Special folder

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples38
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
Components1

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Special folder

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related to File system directories · 14
Special folder → Application Data, As, Desktop, If, Local, Local Application Data, My Documents, Notes, Roaming Profile, The, The Desktop, This, Windows Server, Windows Shell
related to Virtual folders · 8
Special folder → As, Desktop, If, My Documents, Notes, The, The Desktop, Windows Shell
related to List of special folders · 6
Special folder → Items, The, The OS, USERPROFILE, Windows, Windows Vista
related to External links · 5
Special folder → An, CSIDL Values, IDs, MSDN, Win7
related to overview · 4
Special folder → Compatible, Microsoft's, The, Windows
is a · 1
Special folder → folder that is presented to the user through an interface as an abstract concept instead of an absolute folder path

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Special folderis afolder that is presented to the user through an interface as an abstract concept instead of an absolute folder path0.90text
Special folderrelated to External linksCSIDL Values0.60section
Special folderrelated to External linksMSDN0.60section
Special folderrelated to External linksAn0.60section
Special folderrelated to External linksWin70.60section
Special folderrelated to External linksIDs0.60section
Special folderrelated to File system directoriesNotes0.60section
Special folderrelated to File system directoriesThe0.60section
Special folderrelated to File system directoriesDesktop0.60section
Special folderrelated to File system directoriesThe Desktop0.60section
Special folderrelated to File system directoriesWindows Shell0.60section
Special folderrelated to File system directoriesLocal Application Data0.60section

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