Where to store data under Windows

[Richard Miller]

Hi Jim,

The reason for not necessarily selecting the "My Videos" folder is that 
the user may not wish (or be able to) store several GB's of video data 
under that folder... which presumably is always on their C drive. They 
may want it on an external drive.

I know for many somewhat older computers, disk space on the C drive is 
limited.

Richard




Jim Sims wrote:
>
> On Nov 7, 2009, at 12:12 PM, Richard Miller wrote:
>
>> I know this topic has been talked about before.... where to store Rev 
>> stacks that will be frequently (and automatically) updated when 
>> running under Windosw.  As a result, I've followed the general 
>> guidance of storing these stacks in the Documents folder. This seems 
>> to avoid any problems with the Windows "virtual folders" issue. I 
>> haven't actually tested this under Windows 7, but I assume it is 
>> still a valid and safe place.
>>
>> However, I'm running into a new issue. My program stores video files 
>> in this same location, as these videos are tightly integrated into 
>> the program. I wouldn't mind storing the videos
>
>
> In the Dictionary, searching with specialfolderpath I find the following:
>
> For Windows systems, you can also specify a CSIDL number that 
> identifies a special folder. Some Commonly used CSIDL values are:
>         0x001a: The user application data folder (e.g. "C:/Documents 
> and settings/Fred/Application Data")
>         0x0023: The "all users" application data folder (e.g. 
> "C:/Documents and settings/all users/Application Data")
>         0x000d: The "My Music" folder
>         0x000e: The "My Videos" folder
>         0x0027: The "My Pictures" folder
>
> Is there any reason why  0x000e: The "My Videos" folder  is a not 
> considered? Seems like an appropriate choice.
>
> sims
>
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