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I'm storing application data in the 

C:\ProgramData folder.

I want to prevent this data from being copied into 

C:\Users\All Users\

What do I need to do in my application to disable this functionality?

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  • Aren't those just the same location anyways? `C:\Users\All Users` is a link (or whatever is the correct terminology) to `C:\ProgramData` (had it backwards, confirmed in explorer). – Chris O Aug 22 '12 at 16:01
  • This specific kind of virtualization is in place to handle misbehaving legacy applications. Is there a particular reason why you *need* it to use C:\ProgramData ? – PhonicUK Aug 22 '12 at 16:02
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    @ChrisO is right (well.. sort of). `C:\Users\All Users` is a symbolic link to `C:\ProgramData`. `C:\ProgramData` is the "real" location while `C:\Users\All Users` is there just for compatibility. – Adi Aug 22 '12 at 16:03

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C:\Users\All Users is a symbolic link to C:\ProgramData. C:\ProgramData is the "real" location while C:\Users\All Users is there just for compatibility.

So nothing is actually copied to C:\Users\All Users, it just points to C:\ProgramData where the files actually are.

Reference

Edit: I found this somehow-similar SuperUser question

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