Get folder by an absolute path

Question

I have a console App (dotnet core)

        Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
        string Folder = @"‪C:/Users/Admin/Desktop/local-folder";
        DirectoryInfo d = new DirectoryInfo(Folder);
        bool isExist = Directory.Exists(Folder);
        bool isExist2 = d.Exists;

The issue is that isExist and isExist2 take always false even the folder exists !

It seems that , each time, the folder path is considered as a relative path.

So how can I fix this?

Thanks,

@Steve no :) i have permissions to access and even i take another folder i have the same error — Lamloumi Afif, Aug 09 '19 at 09:44
just to be sure try with just @"‪string Folder = C:/Users"; what is the result? — shelbypereira, Aug 09 '19 at 09:47
false because the values is empty. If you print `d` what it gives you? — Syafiqur__, Aug 09 '19 at 09:54
I mean just try to use the first part of the path rather than the whole path (just to confirm any specific issues with .../Desktop/local-folder ) I tested @"C:/Users" also with backslah @"C:\Users" and works on my machine — shelbypereira, Aug 09 '19 at 09:56
Possible duplicate of [How do I get the directory from a file's full path?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/674479/how-do-i-get-the-directory-from-a-files-full-path) — Syafiqur__, Aug 09 '19 at 09:56
@Syafiqur : d all properties are throwing an exception and refers to a relative path under the app folder — Lamloumi Afif, Aug 09 '19 at 09:59
path should be : `@"‪C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\local-folder"` — Ehsan Sajjad, Aug 09 '19 at 10:21
I have copied your path above in Notepad++ and looked at it in Hex format. There are some invisible characters before the C letter. Exactly _e2 80 aa_ Try to rewrite the path directly on your code without copying it from some other source — Steve, Aug 09 '19 at 10:45

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 09 '19 at 10:30

You need to specify the path following way:

string Folder = @"‪C:\\Users\Admin\Desktop\local-folder"

The following outputs true for me in .net core 2.2 application:

string Folder = @"C:\\Users\ehsan.sajjad\Source\Repos\order-processor\Src";
System.IO.DirectoryInfo d = new System.IO.DirectoryInfo(Folder);
bool isExist = System.IO.Directory.Exists(Folder); // true

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 09 '19 at 11:11

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Your code seems to be working fine. The only problem there is your path.If you have copied it then Try rewriting the path on your own. As mentioned by @steve there are some invisible characters in your path.

answered Aug 09 '19 at 11:11

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