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Work with files and directories in a .NET app - Training
Learn how to use .NET, C#, and System.IO to work with directories, paths, files, and the file system.
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The Windows UI provides users with access to a wide variety of objects necessary to run applications and manage the operating system. The most numerous and familiar of these objects are the folders and files that reside on computer disk drives. There are also a number of virtual objects that allow the user to do tasks such as sending files to remote printers or accessing the Recycle Bin. The Shell organizes these objects into a hierarchical namespace, and provides users and applications with a consistent and efficient way to access and manage objects.
The Shell Developers's Guide follows the usual Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) document conventions. Two conventions in particular should be noted:
Training
Module
Work with files and directories in a .NET app - Training
Learn how to use .NET, C#, and System.IO to work with directories, paths, files, and the file system.