c# - Correct location to save a temporary file in Windows?

Question

I have a file I need to write to a temp location, what is the best place in Windows? This file needs to not move as I need to read it a couple of times and dispose it when I close the program.

Answer 1

use

Path.GetTempPath();

or

Path.GetTempFileName();

As commentator pointed out, GetTempFileName() is not threadsafe - but you can construct unique file names based on GUIDs.