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c#windows-phonewindows-phone-8.1

Windows phone 8.1 knownfolders issue with hidden files

When i try to fetch files from a KnownFolder(Example: KnownFolders.MusicLibrary) which has hidden files i see a UnauthorizedAccessException.

Is it a possibility to get sense hidden files by any chance from the KnownFolders ?

Solution

  • Hidden files are not supported by the StorageFile APIs. They should not be enumerated by the StorageFolder APIs nor by the pickers. If you explicitly tried to open a file by name (because you already knew it existed) that is not a supported scenario (and in general you won't know what hidden files exist on other machines).