Getting Downloads Folder in C#? [duplicate]

Answer 1

Cross-Platform version:

public static string getHomePath()
{
    // Not in .NET 2.0
    // System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile);
    if (System.Environment.OSVersion.Platform == System.PlatformID.Unix)
        return System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("HOME");

    return System.Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables("%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%");
}


public static string getDownloadFolderPath()
{
    if (System.Environment.OSVersion.Platform == System.PlatformID.Unix)
    {
        string pathDownload = System.IO.Path.Combine(getHomePath(), "Downloads");
        return pathDownload;
    }

    return System.Convert.ToString(
        Microsoft.Win32.Registry.GetValue(
             @"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
            ,"{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}"
            ,String.Empty
        )
    );
}