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vblinden
vblinden

Reputation: 410

Read directories from a drive/folder in a Windows 8 Store app?

Is there any way to read for example all the directories/files in a drive/folder within a Windows 8 Store application? I have googled and nothing except reading the known folders (documents, pictures, etc.), maybe you guys/girls can help me out.

Thanks!

Upvotes: 2

Views: 3156

Answers (3)

user2999722
user2999722

Reputation: 41

You can access drive and folder in this way but it require capabilities to be turned on from packageManifest

StorageFolder folder5 = await StorageFolder.GetFolderFromPathAsync(@"Z:\");

Upvotes: 0

Андрей Москвичёв
Андрей Москвичёв

Reputation: 1602

In WinStore app, access to files/folders is restricted.

You have access to app's installation folder, accessible by Windows.ApplicationModel.Package.Current.InstalledLocation.

And you can access known folders (docs, pictures, videos, etc), through KnownFolders class. You have to decrare the appropriate capability. For example, if you need access to VideosLibrary folder, you have to define VideosLibrary capability.

Files from other locations are accessible only by FilePicker.

For more info, please, look at:

KnownFolders class (Windows)

File access and permissions in Windows Store apps (Windows)

App capability declarations (Windows Store apps) (Windows)

Integrating with file picker contracts(Windows Store apps) (Windows)

Upvotes: 3

siger
siger

Reputation: 3162

From my experience, you can't scan an arbitrary folder/drive on the system. WinRT APIs limit your reach to the user's "Known Folders".

This is consistent with the rest of the Windows experience, where all media are expected to live in their respective libraries. You wouldn't need to look for movies outside the Video library.

Upvotes: 0

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