Make C# user.config not version dependent

Question

My C# project uses the default config thing (Properties > Settings.settings), which stores a config file in %userprofile%\AppData\Local\MyApp\MyApp.exe_Url_hashorsomething. How can I do the same without that last directory, or so that last directory does not depend on the exe name and hash (or whatever that part is).

Also, how would I make it store it in Roaming instead of Local?

Will dig out the code I used to migrate settings to a newer version of the app. 2 mins. — spender, Mar 19 '13 at 12:13
Sorry, I couldn't find that question while searching. Voted to close. — Leagsaidh Gordon, Mar 19 '13 at 12:23

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 19 '13 at 12:21

Rather than getting rid of the "hash or something", I did this by adding a string property CurrentVersion to the settings. Then on startup, I can call the following method:

public static void UpgradeSettingsIfRequired()
{
    string version = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetName().Version.ToString();
    if (Settings.Default.CurrentVersion != version)
    {
        Settings.Default.Upgrade();
        Settings.Default.CurrentVersion = version;
        Settings.Default.Save();
    }
}

Don't know how you'd go about moving them to the roaming profile though. Sorry.

Make C# user.config not version dependent

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