Defines constants for drive types, including CDRom, Fixed, Network, NoRootDirectory, Ram, Removable, and Unknown.
(in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<SerializableAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Enumeration DriveType
Dim instance As DriveType
[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public enum DriveType
[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public enum class DriveType
| Member name | Description |
|---|
| Unknown | The type of drive is unknown. |
| NoRootDirectory | The drive does not have a root directory. |
| Removable | The drive is a removable storage device, such as a floppy disk drive or a USB flash drive. |
| Fixed | The drive is a fixed disk. |
| Network | The drive is a network drive. |
| CDRom | The drive is an optical disc device, such as a CD or DVD-ROM. |
| Ram | The drive is a RAM disk. |
DriveType is used by the DriveInfo class to indicate drive type. It can be used with the DriveType property.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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