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adegeo committed Aug 30, 2023
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- The assembly's <xref:System.Security.Policy.StrongName> if available, otherwise the absolute **folder path** to the assembly is used.
- The <xref:System.Reflection.AssemblyName.Version?displayProperty=nameWithType> string.

If any of the preceding assembly details change, the prior user-scoped settings are lost because a new subfolder name is generated. For example, if a new version of the app is released, the `AssemblyName.Version` value is different from the previous version, and the name of the subfolder used to store the user-scoped settings changes. If user settings must persist between app releases, create a custom settings provider. For more information, see [Custom Settings Providers](application-settings-architecture.md#custom-settings-providers).
If any of the preceding assembly details change, the prior user-scoped settings are lost because a new subfolder name is generated. For example, if a new version of the app is released and the `AssemblyName.Version` value is different from the previous version, the name of the subfolder used to store the user-scoped settings changes. If user settings must persist between app releases, create a custom settings provider. For more information, see [Custom Settings Providers](application-settings-architecture.md#custom-settings-providers).

## Limitations of Application Settings

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