C# Deployment: How to have config files after deployment?

Question

In my C# Windows form application (Visual Studio 2012 )I want to have some kind of config file, that right after deployment the users can change its content and the app will use changed values. This works perfect during development stage. After deploying the application my config file removed to %.. ../appdata/.. %. How can I do it, that after deployment I have that configfile in deployed folder?

I have found myself: right click on the file and set the property to content. With that file will be automatically included.

Answer 1

Just right click on the file and set file property to content. With that the file will be automatically included

Answer 2

What are you using for deployment? If you use the Installshield lite project type then you can specify where the app.config file is deployed to.

Answer 3

In the config file properties in Visual Studio, set:

Copy to output directory: Copy always