Sharepoint 2010 14 hive directory structure

In Sharepoint 2010 microsoft has replaced the "12 hive" directory structure that we had in SharePoint 2007/Moss2007 with "14 Hive" directory structure in sharepoint 2010.

Some of the new folders came for 14 hive in sharepoint 2010

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Sharepoint 2010 14 hive path

the path of 14 hive folder is: C\Program Files\Common files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14

This directory is the installation directory for core SharePoint 2010 Server files, and all the major task are handled by this directory.

Here i would like to explain in detail 14 hive directory structure, none of the underlying folders really have changed but a few things have been added.

Sharepoint 2010 14 hive ADMISAPI

The path for sharepoint point 2010 14 hive ADMISAPI folder is : - Program Files\Common files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\ADMISAPI

Use of the 14 hive ADMISAPI directory : - Sharepoint 2010 14 hive ADMISAPI directory contains the soap services for Sharepoint 2010 Central Administration. If 14 hive ADMISAPI directory is altered, then the remote site creation and other methods exposed in the service will not function correctly.

Sharepoint 2010 14 hive CONFIG

The path for sharepoint point 2010 14 hive CONFIG directory is : - Program Files\Common files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\CONFIG

Use of the 14 hive CONFIG directory : - Sharepoint 2010 14 hive CONFIG directory contains files used to extend IIS Web sites with SharePoint Server. If this directory or its contents are altered, Sharepoint web application provisioning will not function correctly.

Sharepoint 2010 14 hive LOGS

The path for sharepoint point 2010 14 hive LOGS directory is : - Program Files\Common files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\LOGS -

Use of the 14 hive LOGS directory : - Sharepoint 2010 14 hive LOGS directory contains setup and run-time tracing logs.

Sharepoint 2010 14 hive newly added folder

Sharepoint 2010 14 hive Policy

Path for sharepoint point 2010 14 hive Policy directory is : - Program Files\Common files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\Policy -

Sharepoint 2010 14 hive UserCode

Path for sharepoint point 2010 14 hive UserCode directory is : -Program Files\Common files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\UserCode -

Use of the 14 hive UserCode directory : - Sharepoint 2010 14 hive UserCode directory contains files used to support your sandboxed solutions.

Sharepoint 2010 14 hive WebClients

Path for sharepoint point 2010 14 hive WebClients directory is : - Program Files\Common files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\WebClients -

Use of the 14 hive WebClients directory : - Sharepoint 2010 14 hive WebClients directory contains files related to the new Client Object Model.

Sharepoint 2010 14 hive WebServices

Path for sharepoint point 2010 14 hive WebServices directory is : - Program Files\Common files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\WebServices -

Use of the 14 hive WebServices directory : - Sharepoint 2010 14 hive WebServices directory contains new wcf or .svc related files.

Note : You should rewrite and recompile any code that refers to files and resources in "12" Hive structure.For example, if you have redeployed all of your files into the "14" folder and emptied your "12" folder, any references to files under the "12" folder will not work.