How to find the Target exe file of appref-ms

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I have to make a Backup of the Program running from the file   appref-ms When i Opened the File GitHub appref-ms using text editor i found     http   github-windows s3 amazonaws com GitHub application GitHub application  Culture neutral  PublicKeyToken 8f45a2159c87c850  processorArchitecture x86    Where is the Target Pointing in the LocalDisk   Editing the PublicKeyToken Resulted in Default or Null Icon  Editing the URL Resulted in  Application Cannot Start   How is   appref-ms Targeting the Exe    This doesn t answer my Question  Note   I tried Opening the File Offline  Still it Works Perfectly

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The app is stored in  LocalAppData  in your  UserProfile   So the full path could be   C  Users username AppData Local GitHub

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ClickOnce applications are stored under the user s profile at  LocalAppData  Apps 2 0    From there  use the search function to find your application

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The easiest thing is to run the program  open the task manager  right-click the process and select properties  here is the full address

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The appref-ms file does not point to the exe  When you hit that shortcut  it invokes the deployment manifest at the deployment provider url and checks for updates  It checks the application manifest  yourapp exe manifest  to see what files to download  and this file contains the definition of the entry point  i e  the exe

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I know this question is old  but the way I found the executable file for a similar application was to first open the application  then open Windows Task Manager  and in the  Processes  list right-click on it and choose  Open File Location    I couldn t seem to find the location in the application reference file in my case

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Simple answer to this  I was trying to figure out the same thing  and it just hit me    GitHub IS a program installed on your computer  and when it runs  it WILL use threads and RAM  So that makes it a process  All you have to do is open Task Manager  click the Processes tab  find  Github exe   right click  Open File Location  Voila  Mine is in some App folder in Local  about 4 layers deep

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ClickOnce apps are designed so that the end user downloads a  downloader  - the ClickOnce app  then when ya run it  it downloads and installs in  LocalAppData  Apps 2 0       and then it s random folder names for every OS install you do   Backing up is pointless and so is trying to move the program   The point of ClickOnce is 2-Fold  1  AutoUpdating of the program 2  The end user has no installer and also can t move the app or it breaks  The  LocalAppData  Apps 2 0      folder is the program AND  LocalAppData  GitHub is the settings folder   I m not going to cover how to circumvent  this - only stating the above   P  The best  tip  I can say legitimately is  You  can  in some cases move the final folder that all the files are in and use a symlink back  if you are low on space   But  not all apps will work and essentially will delete the symlink once you they run   Then they might reinstall or simply just remove the link   Keep in mind also  other apps may be using that same final folder as well  so move the folder will affect those too

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