# fileplugin .getDesktopFolder

**URL:** <https://forum.servoy.com/t/fileplugin-getdesktopfolder/1004>\
**Category:** Classic Servoy\
**Created:** [January 12, 2004, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/fileplugin-getdesktopfolder/1004 "2004-01-12T13:04:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![IT2Be](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dc4da7/32.png) [@IT2Be](https://forum.servoy.com/u/IT2Be)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/fileplugin-getdesktopfolder/1004/1 "2004-01-12T13:04:44Z")

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On mac, the method getDesktopFolder of the file plugin returns a “/” where. I guess, it should be “/Users/username/Desktop”…

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**Author:** ![jcompagner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/jcompagner/32/4889_2.png) [@jcompagner](https://forum.servoy.com/u/jcompagner)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/fileplugin-getdesktopfolder/1004/2 "2004-01-12T16:39:06Z")

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Can’t do a thing about that.  
That is wat apples implementation returns.

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**Author:** ![IT2Be](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dc4da7/32.png) [@IT2Be](https://forum.servoy.com/u/IT2Be)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/fileplugin-getdesktopfolder/1004/3 "2004-01-12T16:44:58Z")

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OK, will do it another way then… Thanks!