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haysam
haysam

Reputation: 441

C#, .getDirectories(string file) issue retrieving directories

I am trying to retrieve the subdirectories of a path I pass in. It proccess it and gives me half of the subdirectories but for the other half, it returns a "?" when debugging. I do not know what is causing this Here is what I have: 

 string root = @"C:\Users\Documents\Meta Consumer";
 string[] subDir = Directory.GetDirectories(root);

When Debugging:

1: (good)

2: (good)

3: (good)

.. ..

?: (this is where 14 is)

?: (15 is here)

.. ..

?: ?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 507

Answers (1)

Greg
Greg

Reputation: 11478

I'm not sure the entire goal, if you intend to specifically Search for a specific item or intend to manipulate the Directory at all. One thing that I do see is you haven't specified any additional search for your array. This can be hindered I believe through deep nesting or permission issues.

Resolution One: Ensure that you have valid permission to do recursive searches within the specified directory.

Resolution Two: You can attempt to run a search for all items with a wildcard then force it to search all directories. This may help solve potential deep nesting issues you may encounter.

Resolution Three: Try the below code; see if it solves the issue.

string root = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Documents);
string[] subDir = Directories.GetDirectories(root, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
foreach (string s in subDir)
{
     Console.WriteLine(s);
}

See if that returns the proper information that it wasn't previously. There are folders located in your Library that though are considered public to the user are still locked as they reside in the User Profile so permissions will be a good check.

Running Visual Studio as an Administrator will also help in your troubleshooting. Also you should see if there are any Inner Exceptions to help identify it as well.

Upvotes: 1

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