Finding a specific directory

Question

Does anyone know how to find a specific directory on a users computer, knowing only the directory name? I know how to find a directory and stuff if I know the full path of it, but I don't know how to find it, if I don't know the full path, just the name..
Can anyone please help?

Answer 1

I don't know if this is a stupid idea or not, but I'm wanting to create a small program that deletes the temporary internet files, cookies and stuff like that...Sort of like DiskCleanup..
Right now I'm doing it via command line..
I'll post the source code, but it's not nearly finished...and I'm having problems with a few parts.
Here is how I am thinking I should do it: First I would have to find the root directory like c,a,d,e, but the problem with this, is theres probably cd drives and stuff on the users computer...So to start out with, how do you find out the root directory?
See, here is how I'm trying to find the root directory, but it doesn't work...
     for (char dirs='a'; dirs >= 'z'; dirs++)
          File path = new File(dirs + ":/");
               if (path.isDirectory())
                    startingPath = path;
                    System.out.println(startingPath.toString());
     return startingPath;
   }