Detailed explanation of system folders (all)

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Win9X/Me
We use Windows every day. Are you familiar with its system folder? It is said that there are still many users in Windows 9x, while Windows Me and Windows 9x are similar. Here we will show you the main Windows 9X/Me system folders.

First, you need to clarify the concept that "system folder" refers to the folder that stores the main files of the operating system. Generally, relevant files are automatically created and placed in the corresponding folder during operating system installation, the above files directly affect the normal operation of the system, and most of them cannot be changed at will.

Command
This folder contains many external command programs under DOS. These gadgets are useful for system crash repair. For example, the Bootdisk. Bat file can be used to create a boot disk on the doscommand line.

Cookies
The "cookies" folder stores personal data created by the website on your hard disk when you browse some websites, such as the user name and website you have visited.

Desktop
Desktop Folder. files stored in this folder are directly displayed on the desktop.

Downloaded Program Files
The folder that stores the downloaded IE files. This includes the files required to display opened web pages (most of the files are used to run animations on Web pages ). Note: This is not a folder that must be placed in the software you downloaded.

Favorites
"Favorites" folder. In IE, We "add a webpage to Favorites". In fact, we store the webpage shortcuts in this folder. Of course, we can also create more folders under this file, in order to store the favorites category.

Fonts
Font folder. All fonts to be used in the system are stored here. Therefore, you can add a new font in addition to opening the "install new font" option in the "font" Window of the control panel, you can also copy the font file directly here. You can also delete some infrequently used font files (but note that the extension is. the font of the fon screen should not be deleted randomly to avoid the system being unable to display properly ).

Help
Help file storage folder. It contains a lot of detailed help files. If you have any problems, you can read these help files, which will help you a lot.

History
History folder. When you browse a web page in IE browser, IE creates a history record and stores it here by default. If you do not want others to know where you are browsing, you can delete the content in this folder.

Offline Web Pages
Location where files are stored offline. When a site is set to allow offline use, a corresponding file is generated in the folder.

Recent
Records the folders of recently opened documents. The content corresponds to the content in the "document" item in the Start Menu. To clear the recently opened document records, delete the shortcut in this folder.

Start Menu
Start Menu folder. The project corresponds to the program items in the Start Menu. in this folder, you can adjust the Start menu items (such as add, delete, and reclassify ).

Sysbckup
This folder stores the backup information of the Registry and system files.

System
This is a system folder that stores important files in the system (such as DLL files). Some software will also copy files to this folder during installation. Therefore, as the installed software increases, the contents in this folder will also increase. Do not delete files in this folder easily. Otherwise, system errors may occur.

System32
32-bit system folders with many virtual device files (VXD Extension). deleting them at will cause system errors or even crashes.

Temp
Temporary Folder to store temporary files generated during system running. Files usually need to be cleaned manually.

Temporary Internet Files
Temporary Folder of IE. This folder stores some content generated when IE browses the web page. When the same web page is opened again, the system will read it from here to speed up browsing. Therefore, increasing the space of the Temporary Folder will make browsing faster (set in "Internet Options" on the control panel ).

System Folder details Win2000/XP

Now that we have finished the win98/Me system folder, let's talk about the popular Win2000/XP system folder. After the system is installed, three folders, WinNT (Windows for XP), Documents and Settings, and Program Files, are generated by default ". Compared with Windows 9x/Me, many folders in the system installation directory (Winnt or Windows) have the same effect. Because many required files are stored in "Documents and Settings", we will also introduce them as system folders. Like "Win9X/Me", we will only introduce important and common folders.

1. Different folders under the installation directory and Win9X/Me
The same folder as Win9X/Me has been mentioned in the previous article. I will not repeat it here. This section only describes different folders than Win9X/Me.

Connection Wizard: stores the files used by the Internet Connection Wizard.

Driver Cache: this folder usually contains the i386 folder, which stores the Driver compressed files used (this file usually has dozens of megabytes ).

Ime: the input method information is stored in this folder.

Prefetch: Pre-read folder. To speed up file access, a pre-read technique is used in WinXP to generate new information (files with the extension PF) for the accessed files in this folder ).

Repair: When Win2000/XP is installed for the first time, the system automatically saves system files such as AUTOEXEC. BAT and CONFIG. SYS here.

Resources: A folder that stores related desktop themes.

System and System32: although these two folders are also available in Win9X/Me, almost all System files in Win2000/XP are stored in System32, in system, only 16-bit drivers and shared runtime libraries of some software are stored.

Temp: in Win2000/XP, this folder basically does not work, because each user has its own Temporary Folder (put it under "Documents and Settings", see the introduction below ).

2. "Documents and Settings" folder
By Default, this folder contains Administrator, All users, Default User, LocalService, NetworkService, and folders created with different User names (if the system has multiple users ), in addition to LocalService and NetworkServiceviwl (they are created by the "Service Management" program in WinXP and are provided to those programs used as services. For example, when installing Foxmail Server to build an email Server, these two folders are required by the system and do not modify them at will (the default is implicit attribute )). All others are user-configured folders with the same folder structure.

1) Take "All users" as an example to describe the main content contained in the user configuration file (some folders mentioned below may be implicit properties. You must first set to display All files in the system to see them ):

① Application Data: common Application Data folder. The private data of some installed applications is stored here, which is automatically generated during software installation. For example, in the Application Data folder of All users, there may be a MicrosoftWordStartup folder (if the Office is installed, the documents to be automatically opened when the Word is started are stored here ).

② "Start" menu Folder: stores some program groups and shortcuts in the Start Menu.

③ Desktop Folder: stores some desktop projects of the login user.

Bean doll prompt: a user's "start" menu and project on the desktop include the content of the two folders under the corresponding user name folder and the two folders under All Users.

④ Templates: Template folder, which may contain template files such as Word and Excel. It is used as a reference template when you right-click and choose "New.

⑤ Shared document: Of course, it is the storage of the stuff you are allowed to share. The following two folders are shared images and shared music.

2) for different users, there will be:

Local Settings: The Local Settings folder stores application data, history records, and temporary folders, such as History, Temp, and Temporary Internet Files ).

Application Data: The content in the Application Data folder under different user folders is also different. For example, the Application DataMicrosoftInternet assumerquick Launch stores the shortcut in the "Quick Start" toolbar on the right of the "Start" menu, application DataMicrosoftAddress Book is the OE address Book.

In addition, user folders include NetHood, PrintHood, Sendto, favorites, desktop, and other folders.

3) If you log on to the system with an account that belongs to the domain or working group in the LAN, there will be "All Users" in "Documents and Settings. windows (for WinXP) or All Users. winnt "(for Win2000) folder; if the system is re-installed in overwrite mode, and the same user name is set during the installation process, when the installer creates user information and finds a folder with the same name already exists, the "user name" is automatically used. create a new user configuration information folder.

In addition, there will be some Files necessary for the system to run under "Program Files" (Application folder. The contents of this folder vary greatly depending on the software installed after each user installs the system, including "Common Files" (the public library Files used by the software) internet Explorer (IE browser is not in the installation directory), Windows Media Player (Media Player), etc.