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I'd like to automatically generate diffrent folder structures (As a preperation for new Video/Film-Editing projects). It also allows to add special folders like After Effects and Photoshop to every folder-structure.

It should read the structure from a config file and then create the folders.

My current code looks like this:

 if(tbPath.Text == "_______________________________________________________"
 || tbConfigPath.Text == "_______________________________________________________"
 || tbPath.Text == ""
 || tbConfigPath.Text == "")
 
 System.Windows.MessageBox.Show("You didn't enter a valid Path.", "Invalid Path", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
 return;
 



 //List for the paths
 List<string> paths = new List<string>();
 List<string> finalpaths = new List<string>();
 string outPath = tbPath.Text;

 //Where to get the config from
 string configPath = tbConfigPath.Text;


 string line = "";
 // Read the file and display it line by line. 
 System.IO.StreamReader file = new System.IO.StreamReader(configPath);
 while ((line = file.ReadLine()) != null)
 
 paths.Add(line);
 

 file.Close();

 for (int i = 0; i < paths.Count(); i++)
 
 finalpaths.Add(outPath + paths[i]);
 

 //----------------Folder Generatring------------
 for (int i = 0; i < paths.Count(); i++)
 
 Directory.CreateDirectory(finalpaths[i]);
 


 // Add After Effects
 if (cbAE.IsChecked == true)
 
 string AEpath = outPath + "\AfterEffects";
 Directory.CreateDirectory(AEpath);
 

 // Add Photoshop
 if (cbAE.IsChecked == true)
 
 string PSpath = outPath + "\Photoshop";
 Directory.CreateDirectory(PSpath);
 


 System.Windows.MessageBox.Show("The folders where generated successfully", "Success", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);

 pgStartUp pgStart = new pgStartUp();
 NavigationService.Navigate(pgStart);

But I feel like this isn't really efficient. Is there any better way?

When you use:

Directory.CreateDirectory(path);

This line creates all or missing directories in the path string you are passing as parameter. So you don't need anything else.

All your logic can be creating a correct path string, taking into account the root directory and things like that.