I am trying to get ClickOnce to add 4 .xml files that my app uses for configuration data, to the application's folder when installed. The intent is to install skeleton versions of these 4 files once upon initial installation of the app. If the user modifies them after that, they won't be replaced by the installer.

So, I copy the 4 .xml files to the project folder and add them to the project. Edited the properties of each file, and selected "Copy if newer" for "Copy to output directory".

However, when I install the app it does not copy these files over.

So, back to VS - in the Publish tab I select Application Files (and check Show all files) but those 4 don't show up in the list... so I suspect that is why they aren't being installed.

How can I resolve this?

Using VS2008 with .Net 3.5SP1