getDrives

Get disk drives letters and types on Windows system

You are now following this Submission

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:
%
% >> [drives, types] = getDrives
%
% drives =
%
% 'C:\' 'D:\' 'E:\'
%
% types =
%
% '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 .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0