Visual Studio C++ - "Copy to Output Directory" missing [duplicate]

Question

I created an empty C++ project in Visual Studio (2012) and in Properties window I cannot see the "Copy to Output Directory" option when I have selected some file in Solution Explorer. Why?

Answer 1

The CopyToOuputDirectory is not exposed in the UI of Visual Studio for C++ projects.

However, there are some workarounds. See answers given to a similar question.