SharePoint Root Directory Quick List

SharePoint Root Directory Quick List

The following are some core SharePoint root directories – these are common directories on a web front end and typically what type of files they contain in them:

C:\Programs Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\

Then the last directory will be as follows – depending on the SharePoint version utilized:

14 = SharePoint 2010

15 = SharePoint 2013

16 = SharePoint 2016

 

The following are the common directories then the types of files in them:

/ISAPI – Web Services (*.svc, *.ashx and *.asmx)

/Resources  – Resource files (*.resx)

/TEMPLATE/ADMIN – Application pages used in central administration

/TEMPLATE/FEATURES – Feature definition files (*.xml)

/TEMPLATE/IMAGES – Images (*.gif, *.jpg and *.png)

/TEMPLATE/LAYOUTS – Application pages (*.aspx)

/TEMPLATE/LAYOUTS/1033/STYLES – CSS files (*.css)

/TEMPLATE/LAYOUTS\ClientBin – Silverlight components (.xap)

/TEMPLATES/Site Templates – Site definition files (onet.xml)

/TEMPLATE/XML – Custom field type definition files (fdltype.*xml)

 

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