C# Windows 프로그래밍에서 Application SpecialFolder 경로 차이

using System;

namespace EnvironmentCheck

{

    class Program

    {

        static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            Console.Write(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData) + "\n");

            Console.Write(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData)+ "\n");

            Console.Write(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData)+ "\n");

        }

    }

}

== Win 7 x64 ==

C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming

C:\ProgramData

C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local

== Windows XP ==

ApplicationData: C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data

CommonApplicationData: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data

LocalApplicationData: C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Local Settings\Application Data

Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData is the most common one. This folder holds per-user, non-temporary application-specific data, other than user documents. A common example would be a settings or configuration file.

Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData is similar, but shared across users. You could use this to store document templates, for instance.

Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData is a non-roaming alternative for ApplicationData. As such, you'd never store important data there. However, because it's non-roaming it is a good location for temporary files, caches, etcetera. It's typically on a local disk.

* 참고 : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2501167/what-directories-do-the-different-application-specialfolders-point-to-in-windows