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GAC assembly found but not in C:\Windows\assembly\

Notice how the 4.0 version of the ODP.NET Oracle Provider (Oracle.DataAccess.dll) shows up in the GAC when I search for it using the gacutil.exe utility. But it doesn't exist in the C:\windows\assembly\ folder. Why would that be? How can I find and extract that dll from the GAC? Only the 2.x assemblies are in the folder.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.1A\bin\NETFX 4.5.1 Tools>gacuti
l /l Oracle.DataAccess
Microsoft (R) .NET Global Assembly Cache Utility.  Version 4.0.30319.33440
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

The Global Assembly Cache contains the following assemblies:
  Oracle.DataAccess, Version=2.112.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89b483f4
29c47342, processorArchitecture=x86
  Oracle.DataAccess, Version=2.112.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89b483f4
29c47342, processorArchitecture=x86
  Oracle.DataAccess, Version=4.112.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89b483f4
29c47342, processorArchitecture=x86

Number of items = 3

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.1A\bin\NETFX 4.5.1 Tools>
Solution

  • Looks like the dll was in a different folder.

    C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\Oracle.DataAccess\v4.0_4.112.3.0__89b483f429c47342\oracle.dataaccess.dll