Steps to copy assembly from GAC to local folder on Windows 2012 server – required in migration

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Today sharing very easy but new thing I learned – how to copy assembly from GAC to local folder 🙂

Background :

• We are migrating from SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013
• In SharePoint 2010 environment we have custom category / action created in diagnostic collection
• To create custom category / action in SharePoint 2010 environment, we had used Microsoft Pattern and Practices library
• Assemblies used from Microsoft Pattern and Practices libraries are
  • Microsoft.Practices.SharePoint.Common
• In our SharePoint 2013 environment these assemblies are not available
• SPG page on codeplex was dead 🙁
• So we need to install Microsoft Pattern and Practices library on SharePoint 2013 environment
• But there is no option found to migrate SPG 2010 code / libraries to SharePoint 2013.
• SharePoint Guidance / Microsoft Pattern and Practice libraries active releases are only for SharePoint 2010 and MOSS SharePoint 2007 – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/msp-n-p/ff650022(v=pandp.10)?redirectedfrom=MSDN
• Also there is no downloadable available for SharePoint 2013 environment and we dont have assemblies availabe so that we can add to GAC
• Here is the new requirement born 🙂
• Copy the respecitve assemblies from GAC of SharePoint 2010 environment and add them to SharePoint 2013 environment GAC
• Since this is again new to me though its very easy, need to do bit google and found steps. So sharing it. SHARING IS CARING 🙂

Following are the steps to copy the assemblies from GAC :

1. Open a command prompt(as an administrator)
   • run > cmd
2. Navigate to assembly and gac folder
   • cd Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL
3. Navigate further down to the desired assembly >
   • dir <assembly name initials>
   • cd <assembly name>
   • Keep on doing this until you find the required .dll file
4. Then copy it
   • copy <assembly dll> <filesystem location>

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