I was wondering how I could use c# to find a specific file (example cheese.exe) within all possible directories? And then store the path to the directory it found it in?
See Question&Answers more detail:osI was wondering how I could use c# to find a specific file (example cheese.exe) within all possible directories? And then store the path to the directory it found it in?
See Question&Answers more detail:osThis code fragment retrieves a list of all logical drives on the machine and then searches all folders on the drive for files that match the filename "Cheese.exe". Once the loop has completed, the List "files" contains the
var files = new List<string>();
//@Stan R. suggested an improvement to handle floppy drives...
//foreach (DriveInfo d in DriveInfo.GetDrives())
foreach (DriveInfo d in DriveInfo.GetDrives().Where(x => x.IsReady == true))
{
files.AddRange(Directory.GetFiles(d.RootDirectory.FullName, "Cheese.exe", SearchOption.AllDirectories));
}