System.UnauthorizedAccessException

[Lada_Karford]

Dim DirInfo As IO.DirectoryInfo = DriveInfo.RootDirectory

If I get into a protected system folder like "System Volume Information" in the root of drive, I get System.UnauthorizedAccessException.

So how can I check DirInfo to prevent this exception?

Thanks.

[PlausiblyDamp]

Most of the system protected folders are marked as both hidden and system - it might be worth checking these attributes before attempting to access the folder. Alternatively you could just wrap the access in a try...catch block and handle the UnauthorizedAccessException when it occurs.

[snarfblam]

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