Save locations in user's roaming folder to enable write access

Author: aryehsilver

GrabWindows10LockScreenPictures/Data/locations.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
 		<OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
     <None Remove="Data\lion.png" />
     <None Remove="Data\lionicon.ico" />
     <None Remove="Data\lion_icon.ico" />
-    <None Remove="Data\locations.txt" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
@@ -37,9 +36,6 @@
 	  <Resource Include="Data\lionicon.ico">
 	    <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
 	  </Resource>
-	  <Content Include="Data\locations.txt">
-	    <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-	  </Content>
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

GrabWindows10LockScreenPictures/GrabWindows10LockScreenPictures.csproj

@@ -6,16 +6,28 @@
 
 namespace GrabWindows10LockScreenPictures {
   class Program {
+    static readonly string App_Folder = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData) + @"\Grab Windows 10 Lock Screen Pictures";
     static void Main(string[] args) {
-      string[] users = File.ReadAllLines(Path.GetFullPath("Data/locations.txt"));
-      string saved = @$"C:\Users\{users.FirstOrDefault()}\Pictures\Spotlight Images";
-
       try {
-        foreach (string name in users) {
-          GetPics(@$"C:\Users\{name}\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets", saved);
+        string userName = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile).Replace(@"C:\Users\", "");
+
+        if (!Directory.Exists(App_Folder)) {
+          Directory.CreateDirectory(App_Folder);
+          File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(App_Folder, "locations.txt"), userName);
         }
 
-        PopTheToast.PopIt("All images were successfully saved.");
+        if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(App_Folder, "locations.txt"))) {
+          string[] users = File.ReadAllLines(Path.Combine(App_Folder, "locations.txt"));
+          string saved = @$"C:\Users\{users.FirstOrDefault()}\Pictures\Spotlight Images";
+
+          foreach (string name in users) {
+            GetPics(@$"C:\Users\{name}\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets", saved);
+          }
+
+          PopTheToast.PopIt("All images were successfully saved.");
+        } else {
+          PopTheToast.PopIt("Error: locations.txt file was not found.");
+        }
       } catch (Exception ex) {
         PopTheToast.PopIt("An error occurred: " + ex.Message);
       }