File/Folder create/copy inside C:\\Program Files\\ permission access using wpf c#

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Hi,

I am trying to create folder in C:\\Program Files\\ using code like this:
Directory.CreateDirectory("C:\\Program Files\\folderName").

But showing exception as : Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\folderName' is denied.

Please help me out.

Thanks,

Posted 25-Apr-13 2:44am

Member 7686563

Updated 25-Apr-13 3:10am

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[no name] 25-Apr-13 8:45am

You need to run your application as an admin.

CHill60 25-Apr-13 8:46am

Do you have permissions on that PC to create folders?

Member 7686563 25-Apr-13 8:51am

Ya, if run exe as Administrator it is running if not its showing exception.
But I don't want to select everytime manually.
Is any possiblities to set permission for creating folder/files by c# code?
Thanks,

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**Joezer BH** · Answer 1 · 2013-04-25T03:02:00

Solution 1

Two solutions to the permissions problem:

You need to set the appropriate permissions to Read from the source and Write to the target location for the user(s) of the exe.

OR

You can impersonate a user with such permissions (in the code, use the credentials of another user to perform the action).
** See A complete Impersonation Demo in C#.NET[^]

Cheers,
Edo

Posted 25-Apr-13 3:02am

Joezer BH

Updated 25-Apr-13 3:03am

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Member 7686563 25-Apr-13 9:20am

Hi Edo,
unable to download source code.please check out.
Thanks,

Joezer BH 25-Apr-13 9:45am

The source code of the referenced article?

* If so, try this other article: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/10090/A-small-C-Class-for-impersonating-a-User