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Find in Entire Solution in Visual Studio 2012 gets quite a lot of result from Temp folder

In Visual Studio 2012, I tried to do some search in: Find in Files->Entire Solution, then I get quite a lot results from files in C:\Uses\myusername\AppData\Local\Temp\ . The files take the name like tmpE11.tmp.cs or tmpFBEE.tmp.cpp, the contents…
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Write to AppData directory using InnoIDE?

I need to write to the: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\AppName folder during the setup process. I'm using the InnoIDE program for setup, and it's awesome. However, it seems to be lacking an 'AppData' special folder for easily accessing that…
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Inno Setup Installing to AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista/7 and newer, but Application Data on Windows XP

I have made several scripts for inDesign. Now I want to distribute them all in a setup file. Since inDesign scripts reside in different locations on XP and Vista (or above), I'm having some problems. My compiled setup works fine under Windows XP but…
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Question: Using Windows 7, Unauthorized Access Exception when running my application

My application is raising an unauthorized access error. While running my application, I try to access a directory in the following location: Application.UserAppDataPath. The Problem: It says I do not have permission to access the…
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How to write to the common Application Data folder?

I have a Visual Basic 6.0 application that I want to install for All Users, for example, the setting are held in a single spot regardless who logs into the computer. I have the following code to locate the common location: Const ssfCOMMONAPPDATA =…
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Do we still store program data in C:\ProgramData or in C:\Users\user1\AppData in Windows 10?

First I will explain my problem. I am updating software to fit the needs for Windows 10 users. Currently we are using C:\ProgramData to store Product databases and product pricing databases. Each quarter we release new version of the software that…
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Reading from a File in current User appdata folder for C#

I'm trying to read from a file inside the current user's appdata folder in C#, but I'm still learning so I have this: int counter = 0; string line; // Read the file and display it line by line. System.IO.StreamReader file = new…
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Where to put application data and temp files on Windows, Linux and MAC if java-application is being lauched using JWS

Can we allow user to set and save application data and temp data using Java-Application that has beenrun/launch using JWS ? Does it make sense ? We would like to know if user run JNLP directly then can user save preferences settings on local so…
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Working around the "You don't currently have permission to access this folder" issue for PowerShell

When navigating to C:\Users\%SomeUsername% as an administrator on a Windows 2008 R2 server I get the error You don't currently have permission to access this folder, Click Continue to permanently get access to this folder. Clicking Continue…
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How do I share user settings or files using the UserAppDataPath across builds?

Right now when I release a new build of my .NET app, the UserAppDataPath path points to a new folder that includes the build number. Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Company\AssemblyName\1.0.0.0 I use this path as a convenient…
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Alternatives to AppData (Windows) when storing files on other OS

I'm working on a game project in Java and I need to store the config.ini file somewhere other than the executable jar location. I know people usually save them inside AppData on Windows, but I'd like to make my game completely portable with no OS…
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Visual Studio Code - React web app not launching w/ debugger due to corrupted appdata file

I have a React web app. The app launches and runs just fine when i execu "yarn start" from the terminal (with not debugger attached to it). When I launch from the VSC debugger the UI just spins, doesn't even execute/load the app itself (i run from…
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How do I make InnoSetup remove permissions on a folder for everyone but the current user?

I have an "Install Just for me" option on my InnoSetup installer. If this option is chosen the program files are written to a folder off the users local settings application data folder, rather than C:\Program Files. It seems that other admin users…
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C# set appdata or any special folder path in app config file

I was trying to find a way to use appdata path as my environment.currentdurectory which means I want to run the c# application from appdata folder and in my project I always used environment.currentdirectory. I couldn't find a way that I can set…
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Run command to go to user's documents folder (similar to %appdata%)?

Putting %appdata% into the run window will open up the Appdata folder, but what is the command to open the User's Documents folder, even when someone else logs in? I thought it was something like %userdir%, but I can not find out what it is. Not…
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