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How to get the list of removable disk in c#?


I want to get the list of removable disk in c#. I want to skip the local drives. Because i want the user to save the file only in removable disk.


Solution

  • You will need to reference System.IO for this method.

    var driveList = DriveInfo.GetDrives();
    
    foreach (DriveInfo drive in driveList)
    {
        if (drive .DriveType == DriveType.Removable)
        {
        //Add to RemovableDrive list or whatever activity you want
        }    
    }
    

    Or for the LINQ fans:

    var driveList = DriveInfo.GetDrives().Where(d => d.DriveType == DriveType.Removable);
    



    Added
    As for the Saving part, as far as I know I don't think you can restrict where the user is allowed to save to using a SaveFileDialog, but you could complete a check after you have shown the SaveFileDialog.

    if(saveFileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
    {
      if (CheckFilePathIsOfRemovableDisk(saveFileDialog.FileName) == true)
      {
      //carry on with save
      }
      else
      {
      MessageBox.Show("Must save to Removable Disk, location was not valid");
      }
    }
    

    OR

    The best option would be to create your own Save Dialog, which contains a tree view, only showing the removable drives and their contents for the user to save to! I would recommend this option.

    Hope this helps