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DriveType Property

Returns a value indicating the type of a specified drive.

object.DriveType

The object is always a Drive object.

Remarks

The following code illustrates the use of the DriveType property:

Sub ShowDriveType(drvpath)
    Dim fs, d, s, t
    Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set d = fs.GetDrive(drvpath)
    Select Case d.DriveType
        Case 0: t = "Unknown"
        Case 1: t = "Removable"
        Case 2: t = "Fixed"
        Case 3: t = "Network"
        Case 4: t = "CD-ROM"
        Case 5: t = "RAM Disk"
    End Select
    s = "Drive " & d.DriveLetter & ": - " & t
    MsgBox s
End Sub

See Also

AvailableSpace Property | DriveLetter Property | FileSystem Property | FreeSpace Property | IsReady Property | Path Property | RootFolder Property | SerialNumber Property | ShareName Property | TotalSize Property | VolumeName PropertyApplies To: Drive Object