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Created March 29, 2016 08:29
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Get drive information (C#, Windows, WMI)
var driveQuery = new ManagementObjectSearcher("select * from Win32_DiskDrive");
foreach (ManagementObject d in driveQuery.Get())
{
var deviceId = d.Properties["DeviceId"].Value;
//Console.WriteLine("Device");
//Console.WriteLine(d);
var partitionQueryText = string.Format("associators of {{{0}}} where AssocClass = Win32_DiskDriveToDiskPartition", d.Path.RelativePath);
var partitionQuery = new ManagementObjectSearcher(partitionQueryText);
foreach (ManagementObject p in partitionQuery.Get())
{
//Console.WriteLine("Partition");
//Console.WriteLine(p);
var logicalDriveQueryText = string.Format("associators of {{{0}}} where AssocClass = Win32_LogicalDiskToPartition", p.Path.RelativePath);
var logicalDriveQuery = new ManagementObjectSearcher(logicalDriveQueryText);
foreach (ManagementObject ld in logicalDriveQuery.Get())
{
//Console.WriteLine("Logical drive");
//Console.WriteLine(ld);
var physicalName = Convert.ToString(d.Properties["Name"].Value); // \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE2
var diskName = Convert.ToString(d.Properties["Caption"].Value); // WDC WD5001AALS-xxxxxx
var diskModel = Convert.ToString(d.Properties["Model"].Value); // WDC WD5001AALS-xxxxxx
var diskInterface = Convert.ToString(d.Properties["InterfaceType"].Value); // IDE
var capabilities = (UInt16[])d.Properties["Capabilities"].Value; // 3,4 - random access, supports writing
var mediaLoaded = Convert.ToBoolean(d.Properties["MediaLoaded"].Value); // bool
var mediaType = Convert.ToString(d.Properties["MediaType"].Value); // Fixed hard disk media
var mediaSignature = Convert.ToUInt32(d.Properties["Signature"].Value); // int32
var mediaStatus = Convert.ToString(d.Properties["Status"].Value); // OK
var driveName = Convert.ToString(ld.Properties["Name"].Value); // C:
var driveId = Convert.ToString(ld.Properties["DeviceId"].Value); // C:
var driveCompressed = Convert.ToBoolean(ld.Properties["Compressed"].Value);
var driveType = Convert.ToUInt32(ld.Properties["DriveType"].Value); // C: - 3
var fileSystem = Convert.ToString(ld.Properties["FileSystem"].Value); // NTFS
var freeSpace = Convert.ToUInt64(ld.Properties["FreeSpace"].Value); // in bytes
var totalSpace = Convert.ToUInt64(ld.Properties["Size"].Value); // in bytes
var driveMediaType = Convert.ToUInt32(ld.Properties["MediaType"].Value); // c: 12
var volumeName = Convert.ToString(ld.Properties["VolumeName"].Value); // System
var volumeSerial = Convert.ToString(ld.Properties["VolumeSerialNumber"].Value); // 12345678
Console.WriteLine("PhysicalName: {0}", physicalName);
Console.WriteLine("DiskName: {0}", diskName);
Console.WriteLine("DiskModel: {0}", diskModel);
Console.WriteLine("DiskInterface: {0}", diskInterface);
// Console.WriteLine("Capabilities: {0}", capabilities);
Console.WriteLine("MediaLoaded: {0}", mediaLoaded);
Console.WriteLine("MediaType: {0}", mediaType);
Console.WriteLine("MediaSignature: {0}", mediaSignature);
Console.WriteLine("MediaStatus: {0}", mediaStatus);
Console.WriteLine("DriveName: {0}", driveName);
Console.WriteLine("DriveId: {0}", driveId);
Console.WriteLine("DriveCompressed: {0}", driveCompressed);
Console.WriteLine("DriveType: {0}", driveType);
Console.WriteLine("FileSystem: {0}", fileSystem);
Console.WriteLine("FreeSpace: {0}", freeSpace);
Console.WriteLine("TotalSpace: {0}", totalSpace);
Console.WriteLine("DriveMediaType: {0}", driveMediaType);
Console.WriteLine("VolumeName: {0}", volumeName);
Console.WriteLine("VolumeSerial: {0}", volumeSerial);
Console.WriteLine(new string('-', 79));
}
}
}
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works like charm. thanks

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