Directory to store per machine application file (xml) such that my all users(using application) can read/write to it

Question

I have gone through many discussions on multiple forums where people were discussing about how CommonAppDataFolder can be used to store per-machine files.

My application has a requirement where I need to store an XML file is a shared location such that all users running my application can read/write to that file.

I understand that CommonAppDataFolder ( C:\\ProgramData for Windows 7) allows admins to have read access but doesn't allow standard users to write to the file.

One of the solutions I came across is to change the permissions of the application folder in CommonAppDataFolder to allow read/write for all users.

Is this the best way to achieve my requirement or is there a better way suggested by Microsoft?

Answer 1

我建议您使用： Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonDocuments 。