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ASP.Net – App_Data & App_Code folders?

December 13, 2023 by Tarik

These folders have special purpose. From this article – ASP.NET Web project folder structure. App_Code App_Code contains source code for shared classes and business objects (for example, ..cs, and .vb files) that you want to compile as part of your application. In a dynamically compiled Web site project, ASP.NET compiles the code in the App_Code … Read more

What is the App_Data folder used for in Visual Studio?

November 13, 2022 by Tarik

App_Data is essentially a storage point for file-based data stores (as opposed to a SQL server database store for example). Some simple sites make use of it for content stored as XML for example, typically where hosting charges for a DB are expensive.