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DriveInfo::GetDrives Method ()

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Retrieves the drive names of all logical drives on a computer.

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

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static array<DriveInfo^>^ GetDrives()

Return Value

Type: array<System.IO::DriveInfo^>^

An array of type DriveInfo that represents the logical drives on a computer.

Exception Condition
IOException

An I/O error occurred (for example, a disk error or a drive was not ready).

UnauthorizedAccessException

The caller does not have the required permission.

This method retrieves all logical drive names on a computer. You can use this information to iterate through the array and obtain information on the drives using other DriveInfo methods and properties. Use the IsReady property to test whether a drive is ready because using this method on a drive that is not ready will throw a IOException.

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

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SecurityPermission

for calling unmanaged code, such as calling native code with platform invoke or COM interop. Associated enumeration: SecurityPermissionFlag::UnmanagedCode

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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