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visual-studio-2008dllreference
user420667
user420667

Reputation: 6700

In VS, how do I prevent dlls from being copied when referenced

I originally thought that a reference to a dll was just that, a reference. But it appears the referenced dlls are copied to the bin\debug folder.

How do I prevent this?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 583

Answers (1)

Reed Copsey
Reed Copsey

Reputation: 564413

You can right click on the reference in the solution explorer, and choose "Properties". One of the options is "Copy Local". Set that to false, and it won't copy the assembly.

Just realize that the assembly must still be discoverable at runtime. This is why it copies it locally by default.

Upvotes: 3

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