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DriveInfo Constructor

.NET Framework 4.5

Provides access to information on the specified drive.

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

public DriveInfo(
	string driveName
)

Parameters

driveName: Type: System.String
A valid drive path or drive letter. This can be either uppercase or lowercase, 'a' to 'z'. A null value is not valid.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The drive letter cannot be null.
ArgumentException	The first letter of driveName is not an uppercase or lowercase letter from 'a' to 'z'. -or- driveName does not refer to a valid drive.

Exception

Condition

ArgumentNullException

The drive letter cannot be null.

ArgumentException

The first letter of driveName is not an uppercase or lowercase letter from 'a' to 'z'.

-or-

driveName does not refer to a valid drive.

Remarks

Use this class to obtain information on drives. The drive name must be either an uppercase or lowercase letter from 'a' to 'z'. You cannot use this method to obtain information on drive names that are null or use UNC (\\server\share) paths.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

.NET Framework Security

FileIOPermission
for accessing directory information. The class constructor requires this permission. Associated enumeration: PathDiscovery.

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

DriveInfo Class

System.IO Namespace

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