appdata Questions

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I'd like a code snippet that gets the proper directory for app data (config files, etc) on all platforms (Win/Mac/Linux at least). For example: %APPDATA%/ on Windows.
Fleece asked 29/9, 2013 at 14:7

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How can I get the path to the %APPDATA% directory in Python?
Willywillynilly asked 1/11, 2012 at 19:48

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As you all know, the appdata folder is this C:\Users\*Username*\AppData\Roaming on windows 7 Since my application will be deployed on all kinds of Windows OSes i need to be able to get the fol...
Ortiz asked 7/5, 2011 at 11:54

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How can you access files in %appdata% through VB.NET? For example, C:\Users\Kuzon\AppData\Roaming\program. How would I access that file, but on another Windows 7 machine? Also, how would you ...
Gypsie asked 9/7, 2011 at 9:53

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Below I will show the default docker-compose.override.yml file that was created for me when added orchestration to my ASP.NET application. This is using .NET Core 3.1. I right clicked on the projec...
Immaterial asked 13/2, 2020 at 2:13

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Starting with Windows 10, Storage Sense has allowed users to specify %TEMP% folder cleanup that are as frequent as once a day. Technically it can run even more often is set to activate on low disk ...
Methylnaphthalene asked 11/9, 2020 at 20:41

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This is a silly question but How do I add an App_Data folder to a project? i have an xsd file that i want to include into the project.
Batty asked 2/9, 2009 at 18:40

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The question is really clear. Which (Windows-) folders always have write permissions? So I need to find a folder which always has write permissions on any system for any application. Currently I...
Stowe asked 27/5, 2016 at 18:36

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I need to read and write files that contain application specific data, shared between all the users. I tried to use Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData), but ...
Schoof asked 13/1, 2015 at 9:33

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I want to write some files from a Windows Service, and be able to read them from other apps. But I don't want other apps to be able to write to this folder. Is there a standard folder for that (li...
Bromberg asked 6/2, 2018 at 11:55

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After running TreeSize Free, I found that Visual Studio is gobbling up disk space in C:\Users\{Me}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio folder... specifically in the WebTools\ChromeUserDataXXX\Defa...
Hypostatize asked 2/2, 2018 at 17:27

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I installed the GitHub Desktop app in my Windows 7 from here and then restarted my laptop. I go to the Windows cmd and type git clone https://github.com/myName/myAwesomeProject.git and I get 'git' ...
Brawner asked 30/8, 2015 at 14:0

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I want my MVC3 web application to access %APPDATA% (e.g. C:\Users\MyUsername\AppData\Roaming on Windows 7) because I store configuration files there. Therefore I created an application pool in IIS ...

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I'm currently using: Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData) To retrieve current user's AppData\Local path. The program requires elevated privileges and running...
Triumph asked 2/8, 2017 at 10:47

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I have a C++ program which connects to an Access database via OBDC System DSN connection. That DSN is a path to the MDB in the ProgramData folder. When User A runs the app, it copies that MDB file ...
Emperor asked 9/4, 2017 at 14:28

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1)how can i find out the Windows Installation drive in which the user is working.? I need this to navigate to the ApplicationData in DocumentsandSettings. 2)Also how can i get the user name too so...
Balneal asked 27/5, 2009 at 11:26

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I'm trying to figure out a way to navigate to a sub folder in Roaming using C#. I know to access the folder I can use: string folder = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Applicati...
Darbie asked 7/9, 2014 at 1:14

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As above, how do I get the AppData folder in Windows using C? I know that for C# you use Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData
Consideration asked 18/10, 2010 at 23:0

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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 'AppDa...
Cellophane asked 1/3, 2011 at 7:38

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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 problem...
Tse asked 27/12, 2015 at 12:25

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I am running node and I want to read a file from the %appdata% folder and I would rather not hard-code that path. This is basically what I have so far: //...require(some things) var fs = require(...
Atkinson asked 14/8, 2015 at 14:12

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I am building a modern ui app and want to, with a batch file, write and periodically update data accessible though the ms-appdata:// protocol in my winjs app. I have the batch file to copy folders,...
Skip asked 29/1, 2015 at 20:57

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I need to store some user-specific configuration data for my program. Both Application Data/AppData (in the user's directory) and ProgramData (in the root of the system drive) seem like reasonable ...
Logorrhea asked 29/4, 2013 at 10:15

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Is there actually a way of doing this? I've tried using the following code: file_path = os.environ['APPDATA'] + "\\Example\\example.db" sqlite3.connect(file_path) But it comes up with an error. M...
Quincuncial asked 13/2, 2014 at 18:0

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I basically need to create a folder in the roaming application data of the current user running the program. Then I also need to access another folder in the application data section where I have a...
Sourdine asked 11/5, 2013 at 17:49

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