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We recommend you use the static class @'Stride.Core.IO.VirtualFileSystem' to access files across platforms. It offers all basic operations such as reading, writing, copying, checking existence and deleting files.
Note
The path separator is / (Unix/Linux convention).
// Open a file through VirtualFileSystem
var gamesave1 = VirtualFileSystem.OpenStream("/roaming/gamesave001.dat", VirtualFileMode.Open, VirtualFileAccess.Read);
// Alternatively, directly access the same file through its file system provider (mount point)
var gamesave2 = VirtualFileSystem.ApplicationRoaming.OpenStream("gamesave001.dat", VirtualFileMode.Open, VirtualFileAccess.Read);| Mount point | Description | Writable | Cloud | Notes | PC | Android | iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | Application data, deployed by package | ✗ | ✗ | Output directory/data | APK itself | Deployed package directory | |
| binary | Application binaries, deployed by package | ✗ | ✗ | Usually the same as app_data (except on Android) | Assembly directory | Assembly directory | Assembly directory |
| roaming | User specific data (roaming) | ✓ | ✓ | Backup | Output directory/roaming, %APPDATA% | $(Context.getFilesDir)/roaming | Library/roaming |
| local | User application data | ✓ | ✓ | Backup | Output directory/local | $(Context.getFilesDir)local | Library/local |
| cache | Application cache | ✓ | ✗ | DLC, etc. Might be deleted manually by user (restore, clear data, etc...) | Output directory/cache, with do-not-back-up flags | $(Context.getFilesDir)/cache | Library/caches |
| tmp | Application temporary data | ✓ | ✗ | Might be deleted without notice by OS | Output directory/temp, %TEMP%/%APPNAME% | $(Context.getCacheDir) | tmp |