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Visual Basic Application Development
File, Directory, and Drive Properties in Visual Basic
Updated: November 2007
This section contains topics about getting and setting file, directory, and drive properties.

In This Section
- How to: Get Information About a File in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to get information, such as last access time, about a file.
- How to: Determine the Absolute Path of a File in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine the absolute path of a file.
- How to: Determine a File's Extension in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine the extension of a file.
- How to: Determine a File's Last Accessed Time in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine the last time a file was accessed.
- How to: Determine a File's Last Modified Time in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine the last time a file was modified.
- How to: Determine a File's Size in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine a file's size in bytes.
- How to: Determine a File's Creation Time in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine when a file was created.
- How to: Determine if a File is Hidden in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine if a file is hidden.
- How to: Determine if a File is Read-only in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine if a file is read-only.
- How to: Determine a File's Attributes in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine a file's attributes.
- How to: Determine a Directory's Creation Time in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine when a directory was created.
- How to: Determine if a Directory is Read-Only in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine whether a directory is read-only.
- How to: Determine a Directory's Attributes in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine a directory's attributes.
- How to: Determine if a File Exists in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine whether a file exists.
- How to: Determine if a Directory Exists in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine whether a directory exists.
- How to: Determine a Drive's Volume Label in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine a drive's volume label.
- How to: Determine a Drive's Format in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine a drive's file-system type.
- How to: Determine a Drive's Type in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine a drive's type.
- How to: Determine a Drive's Total Space in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine a drive's total space.
- How to: Determine a Drive's Physical Free Space in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine a drive's physical free space.
- How to: Determine a Drive's Root Directory in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine a drive's root directory.
- How to: Determine the Windows System Directory in Visual Basic
Demonstrates how to determine the location of the Windows System directory.

Reference
- My.Computer.FileSystem Object
Describes the My.Computer.FileSystem object and its methods and properties.
- My.Computer.FileSystem.DirectoryExists Method
Describes the DirectoryExists method.
- My.Computer.FileSystem.FileExists Method
Describes the FileExists method.
- My.Computer.FileSystem.GetDirectoryInfo Method
Describes the GetDirectoryInfo method.
- My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFileInfo Method
Describes the GetFileInfo method.
- My.Computer.FileSystem.GetParentPath Method
Describes the GetParentPath method.

Related Sections
- FileInfo
Describes the FileInfo object.
- DirectoryInfo
Describes the DirectoryInfo object.
- FileAttributes
Describes the FileAttributes enumeration.
- Writing to Files in Visual Basic
Lists tasks involving writing to files.
- Reading from Files in Visual Basic
Lists tasks involving reading from files.
- Creating, Deleting, and Moving Files and Directories in Visual Basic
Lists tasks involving creating, deleting, and moving directories and files.