.NET Framework Class Library
DriveInfo Class

Note: This class is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

Provides access to information on a drive.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax
Visual Basic (Declaration) 
<SerializableAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class DriveInfo
    Implements ISerializable
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As DriveInfo
C# 
[SerializableAttribute] 
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)] 
public sealed class DriveInfo : ISerializable
C++ 
[SerializableAttribute] 
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)] 
public ref class DriveInfo sealed : ISerializable
J# 
/** @attribute SerializableAttribute() */ 
/** @attribute ComVisibleAttribute(true) */ 
public final class DriveInfo implements ISerializable
JScript 
SerializableAttribute 
ComVisibleAttribute(true) 
public final class DriveInfo implements ISerializable
Remarks

This class models a drive and provides methods and properties to query for drive information. Use DriveInfo to determine what drives are available, and what type of drives they are. You can also query to determine the capacity and available free space on the drive.
Example

The following code example demonstrates the use of the DriveInfo class to display information about all of the drives on the current system.

Visual Basic 
Imports System
Imports System.IO

Class Test
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim allDrives() As DriveInfo = DriveInfo.GetDrives()

        Dim d As DriveInfo
        For Each d In allDrives
            Console.WriteLine("Drive {0}", d.Name)
            Console.WriteLine("  File type: {0}", d.DriveType)
            If d.IsReady = True Then
                Console.WriteLine("  Volume label: {0}", d.VolumeLabel)
                Console.WriteLine("  File system: {0}", d.DriveFormat)
                Console.WriteLine( _
                    "  Available space to current user:{0, 15} bytes", _
                    d.AvailableFreeSpace)

                Console.WriteLine( _
                    "  Total available space:          {0, 15} bytes", _
                    d.TotalFreeSpace)

                Console.WriteLine( _
                    "  Total size of drive:            {0, 15} bytes ", _
                    d.TotalSize)
            End If
        Next
    End Sub
End Class
'This code produces output similar to the following:
'
'Drive A:\
'  File type: Removable
'Drive C:\
'  File type: Fixed
'  Volume label: 
'  File system: FAT32
'  Available space to current user:     4770430976 bytes
'  Total available space:               4770430976 bytes
'  Total size of drive:                10731683840 bytes 
'Drive D:\
'  File type: Fixed
'  Volume label: 
'  File system: NTFS
'  Available space to current user:    15114977280 bytes
'  Total available space:              15114977280 bytes
'  Total size of drive:                25958948864 bytes 
'Drive E:\
'  File type: CDRom
'
'The actual output of this code will vary based on machine and the permissions
'granted to the user executing it.
C# 
using System;
using System.IO;

class Test
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        DriveInfo[] allDrives = DriveInfo.GetDrives();

        foreach (DriveInfo d in allDrives)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Drive {0}", d.Name);
            Console.WriteLine("  File type: {0}", d.DriveType);
            if (d.IsReady == true)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("  Volume label: {0}", d.VolumeLabel);
                Console.WriteLine("  File system: {0}", d.DriveFormat);
                Console.WriteLine(
                    "  Available space to current user:{0, 15} bytes", 
                    d.AvailableFreeSpace);

                Console.WriteLine(
                    "  Total available space:          {0, 15} bytes",
                    d.TotalFreeSpace);

                Console.WriteLine(
                    "  Total size of drive:            {0, 15} bytes ",
                    d.TotalSize);
            }
        }
    }
}
/* 
This code produces output similar to the following:

Drive A:\
  File type: Removable
Drive C:\
  File type: Fixed
  Volume label: 
  File system: FAT32
  Available space to current user:     4770430976 bytes
  Total available space:               4770430976 bytes
  Total size of drive:                10731683840 bytes 
Drive D:\
  File type: Fixed
  Volume label: 
  File system: NTFS
  Available space to current user:    15114977280 bytes
  Total available space:              15114977280 bytes
  Total size of drive:                25958948864 bytes 
Drive E:\
  File type: CDRom

The actual output of this code will vary based on machine and the permissions
granted to the user executing it.
*/
.NET Framework Security
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
  System.IO.DriveInfo
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0
See Also
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