IsolatedStorageFile.CopyFile Method (String, String, Boolean)

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Copies an existing file to a new file, and optionally overwrites an existing file.

Namespace:  System.IO.IsolatedStorage
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Public Sub CopyFile ( _
    sourceFileName As String, _
    destinationFileName As String, _
    overwrite As Boolean _
)
public void CopyFile(
    string sourceFileName,
    string destinationFileName,
    bool overwrite
)

Parameters

  • destinationFileName
    Type: System..::.String
    The name of the destination file. This cannot be a directory.
  • overwrite
    Type: System..::.Boolean
    true if the destination file can be overwritten; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

sourceFileName or destinationFileName is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more invalid characters defined by the Path..::.GetInvalidPathChars method.

ArgumentNullException

sourceFileName or destinationFileName is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

InvalidOperationException

The isolated store has been closed.

ObjectDisposedException

The isolated store has been disposed.

FileNotFoundException

sourceFileName was not found.

IsolatedStorageException

The isolated store has been removed.

-or-

Isolated storage is disabled.

-or-

An I/O error has occurred.

Remarks

sourceFileName and destinationFileName can have the same file name if overwrite is true.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1

Platforms

Windows Phone

See Also

Reference

IsolatedStorageFile Class

CopyFile Overload

System.IO.IsolatedStorage Namespace