Resolving 'Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal' when Folder Redirection is active

Question

Our Windows Forms application by default saves data files in a user's 'My Documents' folder (on XP) or 'Documents' folder (on Vista). We look up this location by calling:

Environment.GetFolderPath( Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal )

We know for sure this works great for users whose personal folder is on a local disk. What we're not sure about is domain users who have Folder Redirection in effect for their profile/personal data folders.

My question is: Does the above call properly resolve regardless of whether Folder Redirection is active?

I don't have the environment to test this out, and I haven't been able to find any definite confirmation one way or the other.

Answer 1

I would expect that it does. The documentation for both Environment.GetFolderPath and the underlying SHGetSpecialFolderPath don't give any indication that it would not resolve correctly nor can I find anything that you would use its place.

Answer 2

Yes it does. You can test this out yourself by updating the corresponding registry entry for the folder. Look under ...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders