Are Dynamically Compiled Assemblies for .ASPX files in Server Memory?

Question

I've read that dynamically compiled assemblies and other resources for .aspx pages are stored in:

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\[VERSION]\Temporary ASP.NET Files

or 

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\[VERSION]\Temporary ASP.NET Files

I am unable to find any files there other than one hash directory and 1 .web file. I can view the pages, however. When I explicitly dump the files to a directory via the web.config:

<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.0" tempDirectory="c:\temp\" />

only then do I see the files (.dll's, .cmdline's, .compiled, etc).

So my question is, where are the files if I don't have that line in my web.config? Are they stored in memory after they've been dynamically compiled or compiled before deploying?

Thanks!

See if this explains it for you: [What is the temporary asp net files folder for](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/450831/what-is-the-temporary-asp-net-files-folder-for), — DOK, Dec 06 '11 at 17:37
DOK: Thanks for the link, but it doesn't explain what I need. — SaltProgrammer, Dec 06 '11 at 17:53

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 06 '11 at 18:09

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Path to one of generated assemblies can be like that C:\Users\{User_Name}\AppData\Local\Temp\Temporary ASP.NET Files\root\5fba2019\f07d83d6\assembly\dl3\58fc15e5\135e9dc1_40b4cc01\WebApplication1.DLL

So, all autogenerated files storing here C:\Users\{User_Name}\AppData\Local\Temp\Temporary ASP.NET Files\

answered Dec 06 '11 at 18:09

Nastya Kholodova

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Awesome, there they are. Thanks. I wonder why it wasn't mentioned in a lot of articles/posts I read. – SaltProgrammer Dec 06 '11 at 19:00

Are Dynamically Compiled Assemblies for .ASPX files in Server Memory?

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