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Creating a special folder in Windows Explorer like DropBox or OneDrive

I know there are a couple other questions as to pinning the Favorites folder but I wanted to do something where I have a folder like OneDrive or Drop box (where it acts almost like another drive).

Cannot quite find what I'm looking for. I realize it's a special folder, I realize it's likely a shell extension (using SharpShell at the moment). I've gotten a context menu to work with it, just cannot find this information. I'm wondering if I'm asking it wrong.

Any help is always appreciated!

UPDATE: Looks like what I'm looking for is a Shell Extension and specifically an implementation of a ShellFolder. Trying to do this with SharpShell or EZNamespaces but was trying to find some hack around it. No dice. :)

Thanks for all the comments!

Solution

  • Looks like what I'm looking for is a Shell Extension and specifically an implementation of a ShellFolder. Trying to do this with SharpShell or EZNamespaces but was trying to find some hack around it. No dice. :)

    More Info

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc144095%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc188741.aspx

    https://github.com/dwmkerr/sharpshell

    http://www.ssware.com/ezshell/ezshell.htm