From: Andrew Eikum Subject: [PATCH] shell32: Always create default known folder directories Message-Id: <20210617154301.GH6343@foghorn.codeweavers.com> Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:43:01 -0500 Some applications query for the default path, but this would fail on older prefixes where the new default path was never created. Signed-off-by: Andrew Eikum --- dlls/shell32/shellpath.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shellpath.c b/dlls/shell32/shellpath.c index f71b660a7aa..005e905baaa 100644 --- a/dlls/shell32/shellpath.c +++ b/dlls/shell32/shellpath.c @@ -4688,6 +4688,13 @@ static HRESULT _SHRegisterFolders(HKEY hRootKey, HANDLE hToken, } } } + else + { + /* create the default dir, which may be different from the path + * stored in the registry. */ + SHGetFolderPathW(NULL, folders[i] | CSIDL_FLAG_CREATE, + hToken, SHGFP_TYPE_DEFAULT, path); + } } if (hUserKey) RegCloseKey(hUserKey); -- 2.32.0