Getting the Installation Folder of Running Application using C#

Question

There were several other similar posts, but I could not pinpoint one that relates entirely to my issue.

Simply put, say my application exe file is located in C:\MyApp\run.exe ,

how can I find the programatically find the path C:\MyApp

Answer 1

using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Forms;

string appPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Application.ExecutablePath);

UPDATE:

For a WPF application you could use the following:

using System.Reflection;

string appPath = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;

Answer 2

Two of the answers given are correct, but rely on using Windows Forms. If that is not your cup of tea, there are alternatives.

Path.GetDirectoryName(Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule.FileName)

and also

Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().CodeBase)

Answer 3

You can try Environment.CurrentDirectory - if your program hasn't manipulated this value for any reason, it should show you the path from which the program was run.