Directory.GetLogicalDrives Method

Directory.GetLogicalDrives Method

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Class

System.IO.Directory

Syntax

     Dim result(  ) As String = Directory.GetLogicalDrives  (  ) 

Description

The GetLogicalDrives method returns an array of strings, with each element containing the root directory of each logical drive on the local system.

Usage at a Glance

In the case of a mapped network drive, GetLogicalDrives returns the letter to which the drive is mapped. For instance, if the directory \\SomeServer\C\SomeFolder is mapped to the "Z" drive, then GetLogicalDrives will return "Z:\" for this logical drive.

Example

     Dim allDrives(  ) As String     Dim counter As Integer     allDrives = Directory.GetLogicalDrives(  )     For counter = 0 To UBound(allDrives)        Console.WriteLine(allDrives(counter))     Next counter 

Typical output for this code looks like the following:

     A:\     C:\     D:\     E:\     F:\     G:\ 

Version Differences

Visual Basic 2005 includes a My.Computer.FileSystem.Drives property that provides similar functionality.