Add directories to ASP.NET shadow copy via webconfig

Question

Is there anyway to mark a folder (other than Bin folder) to be shadow copied by adding some configurations in web.config ?

I don't think Application_Start be a good place for setting up AppDomainSetup.ShadowCopyDirectories because at that point AppDomain is already loaded.

Wace

Answer 1

You are correct once the app domain is created changing the shadow directory location is not possible. You would need to create a separate app domain to point at a different directory. Since bin is shadow copied anyway why not add a sub directory in bin with your additional content ?

Silverstein

If I'm not wrong the default shadow copy mechanism followed by ASP .Net works only for managed .Net assemblies present in bin directory and its sub-directories. Kindly correct me if I'm wrong. – Casebound