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XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Composite>
  <Folder Name="1">
    <Folder Name="1.1">
      <Folder Name="1.1.1">
        <Folder Name="1.1.1.1">
          <File Name="file1"></File>
        </Folder >
      </Folder >
    </Folder >
  </Folder>
  <Folder Name="f2">
    <Folder Name="f2">
      <File Name="file21"></File>
      <File Name="file22"></File>
    </Folder>
  </Folder>
  <Folder Name="f">
    <File Name="file31"></File>
    <File Name="file32"></File>
  </Folder>
</Composite>

First define your data structure.

Load the the structure from XML. You need recursion to load the folders.

In the Silverlight application:

1. Use Silverlight Toolkit TreeView control

2. Define HierarchicalDataTemplate

3. Set the item source

Check the sample below :

    <!--xmlns:common="clr-namespace:System.Windows;assembly=System.Windows.Controls"-->
    <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot"
          Background="White">
        <Grid.Resources>
            <common:HierarchicalDataTemplate x:Key="NodeTemplate"
                                             ItemsSource="{Binding Folders}">
                <Grid Width="Auto">
                    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                        <RowDefinition />
                        <RowDefinition />
                    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}">
                    </TextBlock>
                    <ListBox Grid.Row="1"
                             ItemsSource="{Binding FileNames}"></ListBox>
                </Grid>
            </common:HierarchicalDataTemplate>
        </Grid.Resources>

        <controls:TreeView x:Name="tvFolders"
                           BorderThickness="0"
                           ItemTemplate="{StaticResource NodeTemplate}">
        </controls:TreeView>

    </Grid>

    public partial class TreeViewSample : UserControl
    {
        public TreeViewSample()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            tvFolders.ItemsSource = this.LoadFromXML();

        }

        public List<Folder> LoadFromXML()
        {
            XElement elementLoaded = XElement.Load("XMLFile1.xml");
            List<Folder> folders = new List<Folder>();
            this.LoadFolders(elementLoaded.Elements("Folder").ToList(), folders);

            return folders;
        }

        public void LoadFolders(List<XElement> elmFolders, List<Folder> folders)
        {
            foreach (var item in elmFolders)
            {
                var folder = new Folder
                {
                    Name = item.Attribute("Name").Value,
                    Folders = new List<Folder>(),
                    FileNames = item.Elements("File").Select(s => s.Attribute("Name").Value).ToList()
                };
                folders.Add(folder);
                this.LoadFolders(item.Elements("Folder").ToList(), folder.Folders);
            }
        }
    }

    public class Folder
    {
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public List<Folder> Folders { get; set; }
        public List<string> FileNames { get; set; }
    }