Monkeybread Xojo (Real Studio) plugin - Special Folders

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2019

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CreateInternetFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateInternetFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the InternetFolder function.

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CreateInternetPlugInFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateInternetPlugInFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the InternetPlugInFolder function.

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CreateInternetSearchSitesFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateInternetSearchSitesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the InternetSearchSitesFolder function.

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CreateInternetSitesFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateInternetSitesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the InternetSitesFolder function.

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CreateISSDownloadsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateISSDownloadsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the ISSDownloadsFolder function.

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CreateKernelExtensionsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateKernelExtensionsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the KernelExtensionsFolder function.

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CreateKeychainFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateKeychainFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the KeychainFolder function.

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CreateLauncherItemsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateLauncherItemsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the LauncherItemsFolder function.

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CreateLocalesFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateLocalesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the LocalesFolder function.

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CreateMacOSReadMesFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateMacOSReadMesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the MacOSReadMesFolder function.

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CreateMIDIDriversFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateMIDIDriversFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the MIDIDriversFolder function.

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CreateModemScriptsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateModemScriptsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the ModemScriptsFolder function.

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CreateMovieDocumentsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateMovieDocumentsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the MovieDocumentsFolder function.

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CreateMultiprocessingFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateMultiprocessingFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the MultiprocessingFolder function.

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CreateMusicDocumentsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateMusicDocumentsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the MusicDocumentsFolder function.

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CreateOpenDocEditorsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateOpenDocEditorsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the OpenDocEditorsFolder function.

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CreateOpenDocFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateOpenDocFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the OpenDocFolder function.

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CreateOpenDocLibrariesFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateOpenDocLibrariesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the OpenDocLibrariesFolder function.

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CreateOpenDocShellPlugInsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateOpenDocShellPlugInsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the OpenDocShellPlugInsFolder function.

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CreatePictureDocumentsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreatePictureDocumentsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the PictureDocumentsFolder function.
As there is no such folder on Mac OS Classic, you always get nil there.

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CreatePreferencesFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreatePreferencesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the PreferencesFolder function.

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