How to get my project path?

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get path for my .exe using c#

Hello I have a question: How can I get my root project path? what I mean is the first folder in the project where the solution is. I found that command :

System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();

However it gives me a specific path to the release folder: wanted_Path/bin/Release

So is there other code, should I cut it manually or put my files in the Release folder??

I think this [**link**](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.application.startuppath.aspx) is what you are looking for. — Mr_Green, Jan 27 '13 at 17:03
Do you mean you want the executable path? The project path is only useful for _building_. — Oded, Jan 27 '13 at 17:05
I don't think this is a duplicate of the earlier question which was asking for the path to the exe. This one asks for the path to the project! — oefe, Jan 27 '13 at 17:20
@Oded The project path can also be useful for testing. For instance, there may be data files used for tests that are contained in the project but not part of the build, source code, or distributables. — Kyle Strand, Jul 26 '17 at 22:10

score 100 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 12 '19 at 03:17

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This gives you the root folder:

System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory

You can navigate from here using .. or ./ etc.. , Appending .. takes you to folder where .sln file can be found

For .NET framework (thanks to Adiono comment)

Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory,"..\\..\\"))

For .NET core here is a way to do it (thanks to nopara73 comment)

Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "..\\..\\..\\")) ;

edited Sep 12 '19 at 03:17

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answered Jan 27 '13 at 17:10

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How to use `..` or `../..` with `System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory` ? – Stiger Sep 10 '15 at 23:09
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@Stiger: `Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory,"..\\..\\"))` – Adiono Oct 22 '15 at 23:27
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I drop here the .NET Core version, in case someone is looking for that: `Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "..\\..\\..\\"));` – nopara73 May 12 '17 at 11:56
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in vs2017 15.6 this will return the directory of the executable. – DSUK Apr 05 '18 at 16:41
For those that don't know, if you have a path, you'll use \\ because in C# you escape a \ with a \. Example: `string path = "C:\\temp\\directory\\somefile.png"` will evaluate to `C:\temp\directory\somefile.png` – Kellen Stuart Jun 28 '19 at 18:17

score 44 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 12 '15 at 09:57

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You can use

string wanted_path = Path.GetDirectoryName(Path.GetDirectoryName(System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()));

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answered Jan 27 '13 at 17:04

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For me it returns "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared" instead of project path – algreat Jan 27 '13 at 17:14
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that above code is applicable only when you are running it from within visual studio! – Parimal Raj Jan 27 '13 at 17:16
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Why don't use System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory ? It is simpler, easy to read and gives correct path – algreat Jan 27 '13 at 17:17
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@algreat - he is askin for root proj path, whch is at 2 lower level! – Parimal Raj Jan 27 '13 at 17:24

score 20 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 27 '13 at 17:09

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var requiredPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Path.GetDirectoryName(
System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName( 
      System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().CodeBase )));

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score 10 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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Your program has no knowledge of where your VS project is, so see get path for my .exe and go ../.. to get your project's path.

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answered Jan 27 '13 at 17:11

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@CharlesB How to use `../..` ? – Stiger Sep 10 '15 at 23:11
Just use it as a relative path, it refers to the project directory – CharlesB Sep 14 '15 at 07:41

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