What is obj folder generated for?

c# .net visual-studio build-process
Nazgul picture Nazgul · Oct 5, 2008 · Viewed 41.4k times · Source

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What are the obj and bin folders (created by Visual Studio) used for?

The default output path for any project is Visual studio is bin/Debug, but I have noticed that obj folder is also generated which again contains dll and pdb files. Can someone tell me why is this folder generated?

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casademora picture casademora · Oct 5, 2008

"obj" folder is used to store temporary object files and other files used to create the final binary.

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