How to get list of USB in winform using c#?

Question

i have tried this code to get the usb devices in connected to the computer. This is the code:

 foreach (DriveInfo drive in DriveInfo.GetDrives())
 {
     if (drive.DriveType == DriveType.Removable)
     {
        cmbUSB.Items.Add(drive.Name);
     }
 }

cmbusb is a combobox.. here i am getting this :

 E:/
 G:/

but not getting the device name, like :

 E:/Insforia

something like this, how can i get this? is it possible to get this? pls help

Murugan · Answer 1 · 2013-04-23T09:13:14.533

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For getting the DeviceName of E:/ try this.

DriveInfo driveInfo = new DriveInfo("E"); 
if(driveInfo.IsReady) 
{ 
    string deviceName = driveInfo.VolumeLabel; 
}

edited Apr 23 '13 at 09:13

answered Apr 23 '13 at 08:53

Murugan

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Chec whether the drive is ready or not. i have edited the answer. – Murugan Apr 23 '13 at 09:14

Habib · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-23T09:10:46.927

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I believe you are looking for VolumeLabel, try:

The label length is determined by the operating system. For example, NTFS allows a volume label to be up to 32 characters long. Note that null is a valid VolumeLabel.

foreach (DriveInfo drive in DriveInfo.GetDrives())
 {
     if (drive.DriveType == DriveType.Removable)
     {
        if (drive.IsReady)
                 cmbUSB.Items.Add(drive.Name + "-" + drive.VolumeLabel);
                                                     //^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                                     //here   
     }
 }

edited Apr 23 '13 at 09:10

answered Apr 23 '13 at 08:53

Habib

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@ArindamDas, you can add a check to see if drive is ready like `if (drive.IsReady)` – Habib Apr 23 '13 at 09:10

How to get list of USB in winform using c#?

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