在Windows 10中访问c：\\ Programdata中的文件时访问被拒绝

Question

I am designing an command line application for Windows 10 that require to replace some files in c:\\programdata folder. But when I use File.Copy or File.Move , it throws an exception as:

Access to the path 'C:\\ProgramData\\***' is denied.

I have added app.manifest with requireAdministrator but it doesn't work. Am I missing something?

Answer 1

Make sure you have permissions on that folder. eg Right Click on folder > Properties > go to Security tab, and check if you have permissions. Also try your application by right click and 'Run as Administrator'.

Answer 2

Try to check the user identity the actually runs the process/execute file.

This user should by "System" to have permissions to Move/Copy files on the Disk.

In debug mode you can always check the Task Manager => Processes and see the User Name for your process.