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The [_DIR$](_DIR$) function returns common paths in **Windows** only such as My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, Desktop.
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## Syntax
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> d$ = [_DIR$](_DIR$)("folderspecification")
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## Parameter(s)
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* *folderspecification* may be "desktop", "download", "documents", "music", "video", "pictures", "appdata", "program data", "local data", "program files", "program files (x86)", "temp".
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* Some variation is accepted for the folder specification:
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* MY DOCUMENTS, TEXT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENTS, DOWNLOAD, DOWNLOADS
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* MY MUSIC, MUSIC, AUDIO, SOUND, SOUNDS
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* MY PICTURES, PICTURE, PICTURES, IMAGE, IMAGES, PHOTO, PHOTOS, DCIM, CAMERA, CAMERA ROLL
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* MY VIDEOS, VIDEO, VIDEOS, MOVIE, MOVIES,
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* DATA, APPDATA, APPLICATION DATA, PROGRAM DATA, LOCAL DATA, LOCALAPPDATA, LOCAL APPLICATION DATA, LOCAL PROGRAM DATA
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## Description
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* The path returned ends with a backslash (Windows).
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* A nonexistent folder specification usually defaults to the Desktop folder path.
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* In Linux and macOS the function always returns **"./"**
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## Example(s)
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Displaying default paths in Windows only.
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```vb
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PRINT "DESKTOP=" + _DIR$("desktop")
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PRINT "DOWNLOADS=" + _DIR$("download")
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PRINT "DOCUMENTS=" + _DIR$("my documents")
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PRINT "PICTURES=" + _DIR$("pictures")
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PRINT "MUSIC=" + _DIR$("music")
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PRINT "VIDEO=" + _DIR$("video")
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PRINT "APPLICATION DATA=" + _DIR$("data")
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PRINT "LOCAL APPLICATION DATA=" + _DIR$("local application data")
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```
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```text
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DESKTOP=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\
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DOWNLOADS=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Downloads\
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DOCUMENTS=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\
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PICTURES=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Pictures\
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MUSIC=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Music\
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VIDEO=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Videos\
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APPLICATION DATA=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\
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LOCAL APPLICATION DATA=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\
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```
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## See Also
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* [_CWD$](_CWD$)
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* [_STARTDIR$](_STARTDIR$)
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