Total Commander

Posted: **2016-08-09, 22:29 UTC**

Like currently existing %$DESKTOP%, %$MYMUSIC%, %$MYVIDEO%, etc.

%$DOWNLOADS% will be much better than %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
because somebody could change the standard place by the win settings
to save more free space on the system drive.

I hope it is easy to realize TC takeing the win registry value like the standard command line
REG query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" /v "{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}"

Otherwise the idea can be realized by runing TC in a batch file

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FOR /F "tokens=2* delims= " %%A in ('REG query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" /v "{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}"') do SET TCdownloads=%%B

START /D"Path to TC" TOTALCMD%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE:~3,2%.EXE /S %1 %2

After that the command CD %TCdownloads% will work.

See also
http://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/comments/4dfh1i/how_to_get_the_downloads_folder_path_on_windows/

Posted: **2016-08-10, 00:07 UTC**

AFAIR "{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}" works with WinVista and higher and TC uses CSIDL.

For Directory Hotlist you can try TCShellCD:

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TCShellCd.exe HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}

Or script (VBS, AutoHotkey, AutoIt).

If you want environment variable then try Autorun:

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LoadLibrary Plugins\Autorun_Sysinfo.dll
...
If %OSVer% <> 2000 Or %OSVer% <> XP Or %OSVer% <> 2003 Or %OSVer% <> 2003R2 Then
  RegRead Down "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" "{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}"
  SetEnv Downloads %Down%
EndIf

Posted: **2016-08-10, 07:39 UTC**

The current system called registry env. strings is based on so called CSIDL identifiers. Since Windows Vista there is a new system called 'known folders'. While 'Downloads' is defined as a known folder there is no equivalent in the CSIDL system ( see: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd378457%28v=vs.85%29.aspx ).

Introduction to known folders:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb776911%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

Adopting the new system would add quite a few possibilities.

Posted: **2016-08-10, 09:06 UTC**

Lefteous wrote:The current system called registry env. strings is based on so called CSIDL identifiers. Since Windows Vista there is a new system called 'known folders'. While 'Downloads' is defined as a known folder there is no equivalent in the CSIDL system ( see: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd378457%28v=vs.85%29.aspx ).

Introduction to known folders:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb776911%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

Adopting the new system would add quite a few possibilities.

For me
TCShellCd.exe HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}
works fine under Windows 10 x64

Posted: **2016-08-10, 09:16 UTC**

I see CSIDL standard is a restriction.

So I realize in *.ini

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[em_currentuser_Downloads]
;cmd=cd %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
cmd=%Commander_Path%\TCShellCd.exe HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}
menu=Current user downloads

and it works fine.

I hope TCShellCd.exe will not be rejected by AntiVirus software, like TCMC.exe.

Thanks a lot for explanations and suggestions!

Posted: **2016-08-10, 09:49 UTC**

2Horst.Epp

For me
TCShellCd.exe HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}
works fine under Windows 10 x64

What is your point?

Posted: **2016-08-10, 13:04 UTC**

Lefteous wrote:2Horst.Epp
For me
TCShellCd.exe HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}
works fine under Windows 10 x64
What is your point?

Because you said:
Since Windows Vista there is a new system called 'known folders'. While 'Downloads' is defined as a known folder there is no equivalent in the CSIDL system

Posted: **2016-08-10, 13:38 UTC**

2Horst.Epp

Since Windows Vista there is a new system called 'known folders'. While 'Downloads' is defined as a known folder there is no equivalent in the CSIDL system

Which is correct - isn't it?

Posted: **2016-08-10, 15:40 UTC**

Lefteous wrote:2Horst.Epp
Since Windows Vista there is a new system called 'known folders'. While 'Downloads' is defined as a known folder there is no equivalent in the CSIDL system
Which is correct - isn't it?

Posted: **2016-09-01, 09:53 UTC**

Sorry, I lost one string

, it will be correctly:

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LoadLibrary Plugins\Autorun_Sysinfo.dll
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StrMid OSVer %SYSINFO_OSVERSION% 5
If %OSVer% <> 2000 Or %OSVer% <> XP Or %OSVer% <> 2003 Or %OSVer% <> 2003R2 Then
  RegRead Down "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" "{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}"
  SetEnv Downloads %Down%
EndIf

Total Commander

Add a new TC environment var. %$DOWNLOADS%

Add a new TC environment var. %$DOWNLOADS%