getDrives
Version 1.0.0.0 (4.36 KB) by
Jerome Briot
Get disk drives letters and types on Windows system
You need to list all disk drives on a machine ?
You want to know if a specific disk is removable or fixed ?
You need the letter for the CD-ROM drive ?
getDrives returns these informations on Windows system.
% Exemple:
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% >> [drives, types] = getDrives
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% drives =
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% 'C:\' 'D:\' 'E:\'
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% types =
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% 'Fixed media' 'Fixed media' 'CD-ROM drive'
MEX files must be compiled first (getDriveType.c and getLogicalDrivesStrings.c)
mex
Cite As
Jerome Briot (2026). getDrives (https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/57717-getdrives), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with
R2015b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
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