title: settings file vs app.config
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/909688/what-is-the-difference-between-app-config-file-and-xyz-settings-file">What is the difference between app.config file and XYZ.settings file?</a>  </p>
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  <p>I'm not really understanding the interaction/differences between settings and config files. If I add an entry to the settings file, it gets added to the app.config as well. Does this mean that changing the value in the app.config will update the settings? If not, how do I update settings in a live application? What's the general purpose of using a settings file instead of putting things directly in app.config?</p>