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GetUserProfileDirectory sets the size on success
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GetUserProfileDirectoryA returns nonzero success
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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion sdk-api-src/content/userenv/nf-userenv-getuserprofiledirectorya.md
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Expand Up @@ -78,11 +78,15 @@ Specifies the size of the <i>lpProfileDir</i> buffer, in <b>TCHARs</b>.

If the buffer specified by <i>lpProfileDir</i> is not large enough or <i>lpProfileDir</i> is <b>NULL</b>, the function fails and this parameter receives the necessary buffer size, including the terminating null character.

If the function succeeds then this parameter receives the number of <b>TCHARs</b> written to <i>lpProfileDir</i>, including the terminating null character.

## -returns

Type: <b>BOOL</b>

<b>TRUE</b> if successful; otherwise, <b>FALSE</b>. To get extended error information, call <a href="/windows/desktop/api/errhandlingapi/nf-errhandlingapi-getlasterror">GetLastError</a>.
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call <a href="/windows/desktop/api/errhandlingapi/nf-errhandlingapi-getlasterror">GetLastError</a>.

## -remarks

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions sdk-api-src/content/userenv/nf-userenv-getuserprofiledirectoryw.md
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Expand Up @@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ Specifies the size of the <i>lpProfileDir</i> buffer, in <b>TCHARs</b>.

If the buffer specified by <i>lpProfileDir</i> is not large enough or <i>lpProfileDir</i> is <b>NULL</b>, the function fails and this parameter receives the necessary buffer size, including the terminating null character.

If the function succeeds then this parameter receives the number of <b>TCHARs</b> written to <i>lpProfileDir</i>, including the terminating null character.

## -returns

Type: <b>BOOL</b>
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