Display All Special Folders In Windows With Special Folders View
Special folders in the Windows operating system are presented to the user abstractly, they are not represented by their folder path but solely by their function. Examples of special folders are the My Documents or My Music folders in the user directory, application data folder, the desktop or the temporary Internet files folder.
Special folders are either a reference to an existing system folder or a virtual folder. The main usability advantage is that Windows users do not have to remember folder paths, just the name of the special folder. This concept makes it easier to move between operating systems. Even if the folder structure changes, the special folders are still accessible the way they were before.
Special folders in the Windows operating system are presented to the user abstractly, they are not represented by their folder path but solely by their function. Examples of special folders are the My Documents or My Music folders in the user directory, application data folder, the desktop or the temporary Internet files folder.
Special folders are either a reference to an existing system folder or a virtual folder. The main usability advantage is that Windows users do not have to remember folder paths, just the name of the special folder. This concept makes it easier to move between operating systems. Even if the folder structure changes, the special folders are still accessible the way they were before.
