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If I wanted to just xcopy my WPF app, what are the minimum necessary files from the Release folder to copy?
In my Release folder, I have various dlls that my project references, a vshost.exe, a vshost.exe.manifest, .pdb files, etc. Is it necessary to copy all of those files to each machine I want to install my app to?
For an xcopy deployment, I take the…
executable
any dll’s in the folder
the app.config, if there is one
I leave behind the manifest and anything with .vshost. in the name, and the pdb files.
NOTE: There is a most excellent blog entry by John Robbins on PDB files and why sometimes it’s a good idea to deploy them along side. It’s worth a close read PDB Files