missing save data when change the .exe location in C#

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i save my app user setting in button_click event using .Properties.Settings
this is my code

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my_app.Properties.Settings.Default.text1 = TextBox1.Text;
my_app.Properties.Settings.Default.text2 = TextBox2.Text;

and i reload settings in form_load event

C#

TextBox1.Text = my_app.Properties.Settings.Default.text1;
TextBox2.Text = my_app.Properties.Settings.Default.text2;

this works perfectly but i change .exe location my save data are missing

example - i move .exe file from program files to my documents after that i open .exe file(my documents) all data are missing in it
C# / Windows Form Application

why is that ?
any wrong in my code?
any way to keep my setting ?

THANK IN ADVANCE!

Posted 29-Jul-13 18:01pm

Manoj Chamikara

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Sushil Mate 30-Jul-13 0:36am

where is the .exe.config file?

Manoj Chamikara 30-Jul-13 0:52am

.config file is in my debug folder but .exe save data and reload save data without .config file so when i change location lost all saved data in .exe

ridoy 30-Jul-13 0:37am

In my opinion Properties.Settings cause the problem,it saves data in my documents folder by default,so when you change location it won't work.

Sushil Mate 30-Jul-13 0:51am

if it is stored in the my documents then it shouldn't matter if he changes the exe location, I think the problem lies in the .exe.config file. but I googled & found out this.

In order to work with newer versions of Windows' policy of only allowing read access by default to the Program Files folder (unless you prompt for elevation with UAC, but that's another topic...), your application will have a settings folder under %userprofile%\appdata\local or %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data depending on which version of Windows you're running, for settings that are user specific. If you store settings for all users, then they'll be in the corresponding folder under C:\users or C:\Documents and Settings for all user profiles (ex: C:\users\public\appdata\local).

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 30-Jul-13 1:04am

That's correct, but that's not all which involved. Please see my answer for some more detail.
Of course, I credited your very useful comment.
—SA

Manoj Chamikara 30-Jul-13 15:42pm

Thank You Sushi Mate

Manoj Chamikara 30-Jul-13 0:56am

yep that's the problem :(

Sushil Mate 30-Jul-13 0:58am

any error/exception?

Manoj Chamikara 30-Jul-13 2:23am

no any errors they just blank
my app have 2 textbox i so i save textbox's text when click save button and load save data form load event

Sushil Mate 30-Jul-13 2:27am

Manoj, you need to understand, Have you read the comments or solution by SAK. You need to show your code snippet for us to understand problem better.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 30-Jul-13 1:00am

This question will makes some sense only if you show some code sample demonstrating how you chose the directory for this piece of data. Apparently, your application contains incorrect dependency on its location. It's worse if you don't care about it at all, which can happen if you don't specify any directory at all. It means that the functionality depends on your working directory, which is wrong, in this case, as it can be anything at all, because it's totally depends on the user's way to start your application.
—SA

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2013-07-29T19:03:00

Please see my comment to the question. Your real problem is just that you did not share enough information on your code.

Also, pay attention for the information Sushil Mate provided in his comment.

Nevertheless, you will most likely sort it out by yourself if your learn the information from my two past answers:
How to find my programs directory (executable directory),
How to find my programs directory (current directory, "special folders").

Good luck,

—SA