How do I parse an event log file that isn't in the system directory?

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I am trying to parse an event log file using System.Diagnostics.EventLog, but the way I am parsing the log I need the .evt file to be in the "C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs" folder however even when I run the program or my IDE in admin mode it can't seem to see the directory or copy anything there.

So my question is how do I either copy the file to that folder?
Or how do I set the program to search a different folder for log files.

public static class EventLogClassContainer
    {
        public static string EvlLocation { get; set; } = "";
        public static string EvlName { get; set; } = "Application";
        public static string evlLocationManual = "%Test.evt%";
        public static List<EventLogEntry> _LogEntries { get; private set; }
        public static void ReadEventLog()
        {
            EventLog evlLog = new EventLog(EvlName, ".", @"K:\Event Log\Test\Test.evtx");
            Parser.FileCopy(EvlName, EvlLocation);
            EventLogEntryCollection eventLogEntries = evlLog.Entries;
            int eventLogEntryCount = eventLogEntries.Count;
            _LogEntries = eventLogEntries.Cast<EventLogEntry>().ToList();
        }
        public static void SetEvlName(string evlLocation)
        {
            Parser.FileNameFinder(evlLocation, 3);
        }
        public static void setLogLocation(string input)
        {
            EvlLocation = input;
        }
    }

private void openToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            OpenFile();
        }

        // Open the log file
        private void OpenFile()
        {
            // Show file open dialog
            if (openFile.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
            {
                // Create a dataset for binding the data to the grid.
                ds = new DataSet("EventLog Entries");
                ds.Tables.Add("Events");
                ds.Tables["Events"].Columns.Add("ComputerName");
                ds.Tables["Events"].Columns.Add("EventId");
                ds.Tables["Events"].Columns.Add("EventType");
                ds.Tables["Events"].Columns.Add("SourceName");
                ds.Tables["Events"].Columns.Add("Message");
                // Start the processing as a background process
                EventLogClassContainer.EvlLocation = openFile.FileName;
                EventLogClassContainer.EvlName = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(openFile.FileName);
                
                worker.RunWorkerAsync(openFile.FileName);
            }
        }

private void worker_RunWorkerCompleted(object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
        {
            EventLogClassContainer.ReadEventLog();
            bs = new BindingSource(ds, "Events");

            bs.DataSource = EventLogClassContainer._LogEntries;
            //Bind fooList to the dataGridView
            dataGridView1.DataSource = bs;

            this.dataGridView1.DataError += this.DataGridView_DataError;
        }
        void DataGridView_DataError(object sender, DataGridViewDataErrorEventArgs e)
        {
            e.ThrowException = false;
        }

What I have tried:

I have tried copying the file I need to read to the folder the program is searching through by using this method:

public static void FileCopy(string fileName, string sourcePath)
        {
            string targetPath = @"C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs";

            // Use Path class to manipulate file and directory paths.
            string sourceFile = sourcePath;
            string destFile = System.IO.Path.Combine(targetPath, fileName);

            // To copy a folder's contents to a new location:
            // Create a new target folder, if necessary.
            if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(targetPath))
            {
                System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(targetPath);
            }

            // To copy a file to another location and 
            // overwrite the destination file if it already exists.
            System.IO.File.Copy(sourceFile, destFile, true);

            // To copy all the files in one directory to another directory.
            // Get the files in the source folder. (To recursively iterate through
            // all subfolders under the current directory, see
            // "How to: Iterate Through a Directory Tree.")
            // Note: Check for target path was performed previously
            //       in this code example.
            if (System.IO.Directory.Exists(sourcePath))
            {
                string[] files = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(sourcePath);

                // Copy the files and overwrite destination files if they already exist.
                foreach (string s in files)
                {
                    // Use static Path methods to extract only the file name from the path.
                    fileName = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(s);
                    destFile = System.IO.Path.Combine(targetPath, fileName);
                    System.IO.File.Copy(s, destFile, true);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Source path does not exist!");
            }

            // Keep console window open in debug mode.
            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit.");
            Console.Read();
        }

But even when I do that I receive this exception:

exception of type 'System.InvalidOperationException' occurred in System.dll but was not handled in user code

Additional information: The event log 'Test.evt' on computer '.' does not exist.

Which more or less means FileCopy didn't work or more precisely it couldn't find the folder I was telling it to copy the file into.