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About Special Folders 

The Windows operating system includes a number of Special Folders, folders that have a well-defined purpose and are generally present on all computers. These Special Folders include virtual folders, such as My Documents and Recycle Bin, as well as physical file system folders such as Program Files and Fonts. Because of the importance of these folders, it is useful for a system administrator to be able to locate and, if necessary, manipulate these folders on any computer.

However, there are at least two problems with identifying special folders on a computer. First, the location of these folders can vary. Mary might have her My Documents folder on drive C, Ken might have his My Documents folder on drive D, while Mike might have his My Documents folder located on a network drive. In addition, there is no guarantee that these three folders are all named My Documents. Special folders can be renamed; Mary might retain the name My Documents for this folder, but Ken might have renamed his My Documents folder to Ken Myer's Personal Folder.

Fortunately, the operating system does not use physical locations or names to keep track of special folders. This tool displays where the folders are actually located on your system and allows you to drill down into each folder to see the files located within it.