The Global Assembly Cache (GAC) is a folder in Windows directory to store the .NET assemblies that are specifically designated to be shared by all applications executed on a system. The two tools related to GAC are GAC Tool (gacutil.exe) and Assembly Cache Viewer (shfusion.dll). GAC Tool is used to check for assembly existence, register a shared assembly, view and manipulate contents of GAC, etc. Being a system folder, it requires administrator privileges to be used. Assembly Cache Viewer is used to display the details (version, culture, etc.) associated with the assemblies contained in the cache.
In .NET 4.0, its default location is: %windir%\Microsoft.NET\assembly
Najna AbdullaPosted Sep 1, 2014, 8:53 AM
Najna AbdullaPosted Sep 1, 2014, 8:53 AM
Najna AbdullaPosted Sep 1, 2014, 8:53 AM
Najna AbdullaPosted Sep 1, 2014, 8:53 AM
Abhishek KumarPosted Sep 1, 2014, 6:54 AM
The Global Assembly Cache (GAC) is a folder in Windows directory to store the .NET assemblies
that are specifically designated to be shared by all applications executed on a system.
The two tools related to GAC are GAC Tool (gacutil.exe) and Assembly Cache Viewer (shfusion.dll). GAC Tool is used to check for assembly existence, register a shared assembly, view and manipulate contents of GAC, etc. Being a system folder, it requires administrator privileges to be used. Assembly Cache Viewer is used to display the details (version, culture, etc.) associated with the assemblies contained in the cache.
In .NET 4.0, its default location is: %windir%\Microsoft.NET\assembly
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/yf1d93sz(v=vs.110).aspx
Hope this helps.
Abhsihek