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Adding, Deleting, and Moving Files and Folders in an App-V Package

InstallShield 2015 » Microsoft App-V Assistant

Edition: The Microsoft App-V Assistant is included in the Virtualization Pack.

The directories in the destination tree on the Files page of the Microsoft App-V Assistant represent how your application will look when it is installed on to your end users’ machines.

On the Files page, you can view all of the files and folders that are currently in your App-V package, add new files and folders to include in the App-V package, and delete files and folders from the App-V package.

Adding Files to an App-V Package

To add files to an App-V package, perform the following steps:

To add a files to an App-V package:

1. In the Microsoft App-V Assistant, open the Files page. The files and folders are listed in the Microsoft App-V Application tree, organized by installation directory.

Folders are listed in the column on the left, and all of the files in the selected folder are listed on the right. Blue folders are the supported MSI standard folders. The folder with the check mark is INSTALLDIR, which represents the main product installation directory.

2. Browse through the folder tree to find the folder that you would like to add files to.
3. Select the folder and click the Add Files button. The Open dialog box opens.
4. Select the file or files that you want to add and click Open. The files you selected are now listed.

Tip: To select multiple files, use the Shift key (for contiguous files) or the Ctrl key (for non-contiguous files).

Adding a File by Dragging and Dropping Files from Your System

You can also add files or folders to your App-V package on the Files page by dragging them from a directory on your computer to the desired location in the tree.

Adding an Existing Folder (and Its Contents) to an App-V Package

To add an existing folder and all of the files and subfolders within it to an App-V package, perform the following steps:

To add an existing folder to an App-V package:

1. In the Microsoft App-V Assistant, open the Files page. The files and folders are listed in the Microsoft App-V Application tree, organized by installation directory.
2. Browse through the folder tree to find the folder that you would like to add a folder into.
3. Select the folder and click the Add Folders button. The Browse for Folder dialog box opens, listing all of the directories available to your computer.
4. Select a folder and click OK.

If you are editing an InstallShield project (not a Windows Installer package), you are prompted to choose whether you want to create a dynamic file link to the source folder.

5. 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.

The folder that you selected is now listed, along with of the files and folders within it.

Creating a New Folder

To create a new folder:

1. In the Microsoft App-V Assistant, open the Files page.
2. In the Microsoft App-V Application tree, right-click the folder that you want to contain the new folder, and click New Folder. InstallShield creates a new folder as a subfolder of the selected folder.
3. Enter a name for the new folder.

Moving Files and Folders

To change the folder’s location in the App-V package folder tree structure, perform the following steps:

To move a file or folder:

1. In the Microsoft App-V Assistant, open the Files page.
2. In in the Microsoft App-V Application tree, drag the file or folder that you want to move to the new location.

Deleting Files and Folders

To delete a file or a folder (and all of its contents) from an App-V package, perform the following steps:

To delete a file or folder:

1. In the Microsoft App-V Assistant, open the Files page.
2. In in the Microsoft App-V Application tree, right-click the file or folder that you want to delete. You are prompted to confirm the deletion.
3. Click Yes.

InstallShield removes the selected file or folder.

Caution: If you choose to delete a folder, you are also deleting all of the files and subfolders that the folder contains from the entire project, not just from the App-V package.

Note: You cannot delete predefined folders. You can only turn off the display of those folders. For more information, see Controlling the Display of Predefined Folders.

InstallShield 2015 Help Library

June 2015

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