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View Files and Folders
On the Files page, you can view all of the files and folders that are currently in your App-V application.
Folders are listed in the Microsoft App-V application tree on the left, and all of the files in the selected folder are
listed on the right.
• The directories in the tree represent how your application will be organized within its secure compressed
container.
• Blue folders are the supported MSI standard folders.
• The folder with the check mark is
Add Files and Folders
On the Files page, you can use the Add Files and Add Folders buttons to add new files and folders to include in
the App-V application. See
If you are editing an InstallShield project (not a Windows Installer package), and you are adding a folder to this
App-V application, you are prompted to choose whether you want to create a dynamic file link to the source folder.
Figure 10-17: Dynamic File Link Option Dialog Box
Indicate whether you want to create a dynamic file link by selecting one of the following:
• No—For more flexibility with App-V options, it is recommended that you select No to indicate that you do not
want to use a dynamic file link, because you would then not be able to customize isolation options for any of
the items in this folder.
• Yes—If you wish to use the default isolation options for all the files and folders under this folder, then select the
dynamic file link option by clicking Yes. The Dynamic File Link Settings dialog box would then open,
prompting you to specify the source folder for your dynamic link, and to set options regarding which files and
folders to include in the dynamic link. See Dynamic File Link Settings Dialog Box.
Delete Files and Folders
You can delete files and folders from the App-V application by selecting the file or folder you want to delete, and
selecting Delete from the context menu. For more information, see
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Adding, Deleting, and Moving Files and Folders in an App-V
If you choose to delete a folder, you are also deleting all of the files and subfolders that the folder
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Deleting Files and Folders.
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