I am saving some data and writing some xml file to isolated storage of Windows 8 metro apps. As I have made some apps in windows phone we can see these isolated storage file by isotool and Windows Phone power tools. Is there anyway I can see and explore my files saved by my apps in windows 8 metro app?
Windows 8 does not use Isolated storage like sliverlight/Windows Phone - instead, files written are simply written to a special folder assigned to the app (per user).
To wit:
C:\Users\[name]\AppData\Local\Packages
Look for your package name (in the manifest) and you will find it there - that folder will be the name of the folder the files are located under. e.g.
C:\Users\[name]\AppData\Local\Packages\91e643e0-f4a2-4e96-99cd-b1f1b13897aa_te6ss58atez9j
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I have a windows 10 uwp app that runs fine when i have it sideloaded in my computer or any users computer where they have full admin priviliges. i use appxbundle and click on install button to install the same. Even powershell installation works fine.
Some of our clients don't have access to C: drive and the installation of UWP app is incomplete or fails because they don't have any install permissions.
Is it possible to run UWP app stand alone or specify a different install location which is other than C drive where user has both read and write permissions .
I tried to use .exe generated in the bin folder of uwp x64/Release folder but that doesn't run as uwp doesn't support exe
Currently, there is no such feature in UWP. UWP can't change the install process when installing, which means UWP apps can't choose where apps should be installed.
But there is a setting for Windows 10 that could change the location where the UWP apps are installed.
You could go to the Settings app and navigate to System > Storage.
Under the More Storage Settings heading click on the link that says Change where new content is saved.
You can choose one drive from the drop-down menu under "New apps will save to" and then click Apply. A new folder called "WindowsApps" will be created in the drive you've chosen. And any new UWP app will be installed in this folder. Please note Windows 10 will only install new apps to the currently selected location. Existing apps do not get moved to the new location.
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I'm a beginner to the windows app development. I'm trying to develop a windows 8 app which takes user inputs and store them in text files. Creating a text file and write user inputs to it is possible? I'm developing my app using Microsoft visual studio.
(I have tried file handling using Microsoft visual studio console application but I can't do it with visual studio store app.)
Unlike desktop executables, Windows Store Apps can only access files from predefined sandboxed locations (E.g. the Video/Music library).
Read more about it here.
And Here's the MSDN documentation for reading/writing textfiles.
i am currently developing a Windows Phone Project consisting of multiples libraries where i will sometime need to update the different assemblies by downloading a DLL file over the internet.
Is it possible to load DLL on runtime on Windows Phone 8 and accomplish the goal described above?
No this is not allowed. All binaries that run on the phone must be signed by MSFT as part of their App Ingestion process via submittal to the Windows Phone App Store.
If you need dynamic updating, you might consider using a Web App, which allows you to pull content (not binaries) from a web source.
I'm developing Windows Phone application.I'm finished.I need application file.How I create application file like .apk for Windows Phone ?
When you build your project you should get a .xap file somewhere in your projects directory.
I have not worked with Windows Phone myself, so i do not know exactly where. But if it is like desktop C#, the default is bin/release, or bin/debug if it's a debug build.
.apk file is an Android file which contain whole application. For Windows Phone 7 equivalent is .xap file. This is just a zip file with the app and resources. Just remember to upload the release one from Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\AppName\Bin\Release\.
In Windows 8 Developer Preview there was an "Applications" folder, with all the metro and desktop applications. I discovered that this folder stil exist in Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
How I can read all elements in this folder with C#??
The folder is:
%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}
You have a tutorial to access to Application Folder in Win8 in this URL:
http://justinangel.net/ReverseEngineerWin8Apps