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How to find the "Saved Pictures" folder in OneDrive?


When you save a picture in Windows Phone (browse the web and save a picture from any website), it is automatically saved to a "Saved Pictures" folder (local) and uploaded to a "Saved Pictures" folder in OneDrive.

I'm trying to create an app which is able to save pictures to OneDrive, and I want to save to that folder.

Is there a way to find that folder? I know some folders (Camera roll, documents, etc.) have friendly names (/me/skydrive/camera_rol, /me/skydrive/my_documents, etc.). Is there some name to this Saved Pictures? Or is it specific to Windows Phone (Windows Phone creates it).

Thanks in advance.

UPDATE: in case you are wondering, what I'm trying to do is to develop the Chrome extension I suggested in UserVoice.


Solution

  • Using the new Onedrive API, there is a way to get access to "special folders", and there is a undocumented folder named "savedPictures", but it doesn't work.

    I raised an issue in their bugtracker and they told me would be fixed.

    Once it gets fixed, the right way to access the Saved Pictures folder will be to

    GET /drive/special/savedPictures