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edgarmtze
edgarmtze

Reputation: 25038

Incorrect LocalUserAppDataPath gives Roaming instead of Local/App path in c#

In vb.net I get the path

"C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\MyApp\My\1.1.0.0"

using:

Dim vbPath As [String] = Application.LocalUserAppDataPath

In c# I am using:

 string csPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData);

but I am getting

"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Roaming"

I get Roaming instead of local folder, What Am I doing wrong?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3457

Answers (2)

Carlos Landeras
Carlos Landeras

Reputation: 11063

You can also use:

Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData)

it represents the system global variable %AppData%

Upvotes: 1

ElektroStudios
ElektroStudios

Reputation: 20464

There is a difference between ApplicationData directory and LocalApplicationData directory.

What you want is:

Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData)

UPDATE:

If you want to know which is the default local application directory then you must use this:

Application.LocalUserAppDataPath

If you want to customize the directory location then you can do this else:

    Dim CustomLocalAppDataPath As String = _
    IO.Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData), "MyApp\My\1.1.0.0")

Upvotes: 3

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