System.Shell.Drive.driveFormat property
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Gets whether the system storage device is formatted with Microsoft Windows NT File System (NTFS) or FAT32 permissions.
This property is read-only.
Syntax
strdriveFormat = System.Shell.Drive.driveFormat
Property value
A String that receives the device formatting.
(NTFS)
If the storage device supports NTFS permissions.
(FAT32)
If the storage device does not support NTFS permissions.
Remarks
strDriveFormat is undefined in the event of an error (the drive is not ready, is invalid, or otherwise unavailable).
Examples
The following example demonstrates how to get the storage device format.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
// Display drive information.
// driveLetter: user input.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
function GetDriveInfo(driveLetter)
{
var sDrive = "";
var drive = System.Shell.drive(driveLetter);
if (drive)
{
if (drive.isReady)
{
sDrive = "Label:" + drive.volumeLabel + " for drive(" + drive.driveLetter + ")<br/>";
sDrive += "FreeSpace: " + drive.freeSpace + "MB<br/>";
sDrive += "TotalFreeSpace: " + drive.totalFreeSpace + "MB<br/>";
sDrive += "TotalSpace: " + drive.totalSize + "MB<br/>";
sDrive += "DriveType: " + drive.driveType + "<br/>";
sDrive += "DriveFormat: " + drive.driveFormat + "<br/>";
sDrive += "RootDir: [" + drive.rootDirectory + "]<br/>";
}
else
{
sDrive = "Drive (" + driveLetter + ") is not ready.<br/>";
}
}
else
{
sDrive = "Drive (" + driveLetter + ") is not valid.<br/>";
}
spFeedback.innerHTML = sDrive;
}
Requirements
| Minimum supported client |
Windows Vista [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only] |
| End of client support |
Windows 7 |
| End of server support |
Windows Server 2008 |
| IDL |
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| DLL |
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