Can already reach via Help -> Restart in SafeMode, 'Show user profile' on the Advanced tab--which is a more complete means to manipulate profiles.

And, this certainly does not belong on a menu or toolbar entry by default.

That said, for 'Eve' expert users--an UNO command to expose the GetUserProfileURL() from BackUpFileHelper and make it available for customization assignment to toolbar or menu button action could be useful/convenient (i.e. not having to run through the SafeMode restart dialog).

Another option might be to display the User Profile stanza to the Tools -> Options -> Paths panel as default. With no internal action allowing path to open with os/DE default file handler for directory.

@Samuel, what do you think?

You need not run through the SafeMode restart dialog to get the user path. You can use a macro like:

sub ShowUserPath
dim aService as variant
aService = createUnoService("com.sun.star.util.PathSubstitution")
dim sPath as string
sPath = aService.getSubstituteVariableValue("$(user)")
sPath = ConvertFromURL(sPath)
msgbox (sPath)
end sub

Needinfo for Samuel

Two ways to achieve what the reporter requested - I don't see any value in adding  a third way (special uno command) for this.

Unless there is a real use case, I would close this as WORKSFORME.

>... would close this as WORKSFORME.

+1