Getting full path of a file

To get a full path of a file,

Add the Path field value to an environment variable based on the Location field value.

See example

Full path of a file

Location value

Environment variables

Desktop

%PUBLIC%\desktop

%USERPROFILE%\desktop

Downloads

%PUBLIC%\downloads

%USERPROFILE%\downloads

%windir%\downloaded installations

Drive

A hard drive letter

InternetCache

%USERPROFILE%\local settings\temporary internet files

ProgramData

%ProgramData%

ProgramFiles

%ProgramFiles%

%ProgramFiles(x86)%

%ProgramW6432%

ProgramFilesCommon

%CommonProgramFiles%

%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%

%CommonProgramW6432%

RecycleBinFolder

%SystemDrive%\$Recycle.Bin\%SID%

RoamingAppData

%USERPROFILE%\appdata\roaming

Startup

%APPDATA%\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\startup

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\startup

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\start menu\programs\startup

System

%SystemRoot%

Windows®

%windir%

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