My winform app uses xml files to store data, where should I store them so Vista users can write to them?

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My winform app uses xml files to store data, where should I store them so Vista users can write to them?

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Answer 1

Environment.GetFolderPath should tell you where Windows would like you to store things.

For user-specific data,

Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData));

typically returns C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming

For common data,

Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData));

typically returns C:\ProgramData.

This will also do the right thing under older flavours of Windows; XP will typically return C:\Documents and Settings\%user%\Application Data and C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data.