VS Setup project: install files in different directories

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I have Visual Studio Setup project. And I want to install one of my file to some directory on drive C. How am I supposed to do it?

An example:

I'm installing my app in C:\MyApp. And one file, settings.ini, to C:\Settings\MyAppSettings\

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 29 '12 at 13:20

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You can try using the WindowsVolume property:

go to File System Editor
right-click the "File System on Target Machine" tree item and select "Add Special Folder" -> "Custom Folder" context menu
rename the new folder to something friendly, for example "C Drive"
select the folder
in its Properties pane set DefaultLocation to [WindowsVolume]
in this custom folder add the folder structure you want (MyApp, Settings etc.)

edited Oct 29 '12 at 13:20

bluish

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answered Jul 16 '12 at 07:12

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To make it work I had to add a backslash at the end of DefaultLocation, hence: [WindowsVolume]\. – bluish Oct 29 '12 at 13:18
I have a file in D:\Insatller and need to copy it to D:\CSS\..\debug, but Didn't understand the procedure, as where the file to be copied is available in the first place and do we need to create folder structure like D->CSS->...->debug under custom folder? – Puneeth Mar 10 '17 at 09:19
I have a file in D:\Insatller and need to copy it to D:\CSS\..\debug, but Didn't understand the procedure, as where the file to be copied is available in the first place and do we need to create folder structure like D->CSS->...->debug under custom folder? Or do I need to edit DefaultLocation property to D:\Installer or D:\CSS\..\debug? – Puneeth Mar 10 '17 at 10:13

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 17 '13 at 12:51

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As this turned up quite high in the Google results - anyone looking to put the file onto a drive that is not the Windows volume (ie a network drive, or if Windows is not on C drive):

Follow the answer provided by @Cosmin above (add special folder in installer's file system), but put the literal drive path in.

Eg set DefaultLocation to c:\MyApp or z:\desired\location.

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answered Jun 13 '13 at 01:26

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This answer is much useful than the accepted answer. – karthik Dec 03 '18 at 06:50

VS Setup project: install files in different directories

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