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Download a file directly to your "Downloads" folder without a dialog box

Problem:

 I built a custom web app and I wanted to download a log file directly to my downloads folder without a dialog. This app is only used by me and I specifically wanted all downloaded files in this location, no questions asked (by me, i guess)

 Research:

 I found many solutions that included a dialog box asking me where I want the file to be downloaded, but I wanted to bypass this process all together.  The key is this line of code:

 string pathUser = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile);

 I figured that getting the user would be hard to do, but this pretty much takes care of it.

 Solution:

 I added this to my dev tools.  

         protected bool SaveFileToDownloadsFolder(string fullFileName, string renamedFile)
        {
            string pathUser = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile);
            string pathDownload = Path.Combine(pathUser, "Downloads");

             try
            {
                WebClient Client = new WebClient();
                Client.DownloadFile(fullFileName, pathDownload + @"\" + renamedFile);
            }
            catch (Exception)
            {
                //TODO:  Log your error here
                return false;
            }

             return true;
        }

Hope this helps somebody.

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