C:\Documents and Settings' is denied

Question

Hello.

I used the code below. If i it run "C:\Documents and Settings' is denied" appears. How can I skip denied folders?

Thank You.

  string rootDirectory = System.IO.DriveInfo.GetDrives()[0].RootDirectory.FullName;
    string[] files = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(rootDirectory,
                "file.exe", System.IO.SearchOption.AllDirectories);

    foreach (var str in files)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(files);
    }

Answer 1

Check if this example finds all accessible files:

string rootDirectory = System.IO.DriveInfo.GetDrives( )[0].RootDirectory.FullName;

List<string> files = new List<string>( );

void scan( DirectoryInfo di )
{
    try
    {
        files.AddRange( di.EnumerateFiles( "file.exe" ).Select( f => f.FullName ) );

        foreach( var sd in di.EnumerateDirectories( ) )
        {
            scan( sd );
        }
    }
    catch( UnauthorizedAccessException )
    {
        Console.WriteLine( "Skipped: {0}", di.FullName );
    }
}

scan( new DirectoryInfo( rootDirectory ) );

(If local functions are not available, then move the scan function).

Answer 2

Thank you, Viorel-1.
Best regards.