public/Get-DownloadsFolder.ps1
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<# .SYNOPSIS Gets the full path of the Downloads folder. .DESCRIPTION This function returns the full path of the Downloads folder as a string, using the Windows shell namespace and the Shell.Application COM object. .OUTPUTS System.String .EXAMPLE Get-DownloadsFolder C:\Users\<UserName>\Downloads .NOTES This function requires access to the Windows shell namespace and the Shell.Application COM object. .LINK https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.environment.getfolderpath https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/shell-namespace-shell-folder-constants https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/shell-folder #> function Get-DownloadsFolder { $downloadsFolder = (New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application).NameSpace('shell:Downloads').Self.Path return $downloadsFolder } |