How to: Determine a Drive's Volume Label in Visual Basic

The My.Computer.FileSystem.GetDriveInfo Method provides a DriveInfo object that can be queried for information about a drive on a computer. You can use the VolumeLabel property to determine the drive label. Attempting to access the property without sufficient permission throws a SecurityException exception.

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To determine a drive's volume label

  • Use the VolumeLabel property to determine the drive label, as illustrated in the following code.

    Dim cdrive As System.IO.DriveInfo
    cdrive = My.Computer.FileSystem.GetDriveInfo("C:\")
    MsgBox(cdrive.VolumeLabel)
    

See Also

Tasks

How to: Determine a Drive's Total Space in Visual Basic

How to: Determine a Drive's Format in Visual Basic

How to: Determine a Drive's Type in Visual Basic

Reference

My.Computer.FileSystem.GetDriveInfo Method