Copying files into the application folder at compile time

Question

If I have some files I want to copy from my project into the .\\bin\\debug\\ folder on compilation, then it seems I have to put them into the root of the projec

Answer 1

Personally I prefer this way.

Modify the .csproj to add

    
      PreserveNewest
      %(Filename)%(Extension)
    

or generalizing, if you want to copy all subfolders and files, you could do:

    
      PreserveNewest
      %(RecursiveDIr)\%(Filename)%(Extension)