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My Microsoft Access DB file is in APP_DATA folder. my server is Windows 2003 and I like to know how is the best way to protect this file. so which one is safer ? ./wwwroot/App_data/Database.mdb or ./db/Database.mdb Both methods are safe in the sense that the file won't get served to a remote client (unless you create a virtual path to the db folder. Files not served from a site are governed by the httpHandlers section in web.config: <add path="*.mdb" verb="*" type="System.Web.HttpForbiddenHandler" validate="True" /> Any file type added here with type=HttpForbiddenHandler will not be served.

I am working with ASP.NET C# MVC 5. .mdf/.ldf files in App_Data do not appear on Pending Changes in team explorer. Therefore I can't check them into TFS(visual studio online). I've tried recreating the project a few times and none worked. What might be the cause for this? Go to Team Explorer and locate Excluded Changes and you should find it excluded. Right click the App_Data folder and include it. But you might want to reconsider including the database files. As you're developing and testing, every little database interaction will trigger a change and most of those are trivial. Also, if

What is the point of having App_code & App_data folders? Why doesn't my objectDataSource detect classes unless files are in App_Code? Please provide as much detail as you can, I'm new to ASP.Net 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 folder on the initial request to your application. Items

When I set image URL property to asp image control that is in App_Data folder, image is showing in page design view but not in browser. <form id="form1" runat="server"> <div> <asp:Image ID="Image1" runat="server" ImageUrl="~/App_Data/p3.jpg" /> </div> </form> It seems to be straightforward, but it's not showing the image. marc_s The App_Data folder is a special folder reserved for data such as database files and so on, and will NOT render out any contents on the web. This is by design, and intentional and cannot be changed (as far as I know). Your images do definitely not belong into the App