GetDriveType

The GetDriveType function determines whether a disk drive is a removable, fixed, CD-ROM, RAM disk, or network drive. 

UINT GetDriveType(
  LPCTSTR lpRootPathName   // pointer to root path
);

Parameters

lpRootPathName
Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the root directory of the disk to return information about. If lpRootPathName is NULL, the function uses the root of the current directory.

Return Values

The return value specifies the type of drive. It can be one of the following values:

Value Meaning
DRIVE_UNKNOWN The drive type cannot be determined.
DRIVE_NO_ROOT_DIR The root directory does not exist.
DRIVE_REMOVABLE The disk can be removed from the drive.
DRIVE_FIXED The disk cannot be removed from the drive.
DRIVE_REMOTE The drive is a remote (network) drive.
DRIVE_CDROM The drive is a CD-ROM drive.
DRIVE_RAMDISK The drive is a RAM disk.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in winbase.h.
  Import Library: Use kernel32.lib.
  Unicode: Implemented as Unicode and ANSI versions on Windows NT.

See Also

File I/O Overview, File Functions, GetDiskFreeSpace