I have to make a backup of the program running from the file *.appref-ms
When I opened the file GitHub.appref-ms using a text editor I found
http://github-windows.s3.amazonaws.com/GitHub.application#GitHub.application, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=8f45a2159c87c850, processorArchitecture=x86
Where is the target stored on the local disk?
Editing the PublicKeyToken resulted in Default or Null Icon.
Editing the URL resulted in "Application Cannot Start".
How is *.appref-ms targeting the Exe?
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Note: I tried opening the file offline, it still works perfectly.
Best Answer
Simple answer to this; I was trying to figure out the same thing, and it just hit me.
GitHub IS a program installed on your computer, and when it runs, it WILL use threads and RAM. So that makes it a process. All you have to do is open Task Manager, click the Processes tab, find 'Github.exe', right click, Open File Location. Voila! Mine is under the folder
%LocalAppData%\Apps, about 4 layers deep.