How to change the properties of all the files of a folder to "Copy Always" automatically?

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I want to change the properties of all the files of a folder to "Copy Always". Currently I'm changing the property manually in Visual Studio(2013 Proffessional) like follows:

When a new file is added to that folder then the Copy to Output Directory value is "Do not copy" which is the default. I want it to automatically change to "Copy Always" every time when a new file is added to that folder.

FYI: I am keeping the DB script files within that folder which needs to be available during auto-deployment.

Any help how to achieve this? Many many thanks in advance.

You can create a custom build action or a Powershell script , Check [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21143817/set-content-files-to-copy-local-always-in-a-nuget-package) . — sudhansu63, Sep 24 '15 at 06:37

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 05 '22 at 21:26

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You can edit your project file (.csproj) like this (using the **):

  <ItemGroup>
    <None Update="YourFolder\**">
      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
    </None>
  </ItemGroup>

edited Feb 05 '22 at 21:26

Adrian Mole

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answered Feb 05 '22 at 19:44

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How to change the properties of all the files of a folder to "Copy Always" automatically?

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