ExternalStorage.GetExternalStorageDevicesAsync Method
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Gets the SD cards that are inserted in the phone.
Namespace: Microsoft.Phone.Storage
Assembly: Microsoft.Phone (in Microsoft.Phone.dll)
Syntax
Public Shared Function GetExternalStorageDevicesAsync As Task(Of IEnumerable(Of ExternalStorageDevice))
public static Task<IEnumerable<ExternalStorageDevice>> GetExternalStorageDevicesAsync()
Return Value
Type: System.Threading.Tasks..::.Task<(Of <(IEnumerable<(Of <(ExternalStorageDevice>)>)>)>)
The task that returns ExternalStorageDevice objects.
Remarks
Note
In this release, this method returns no more than one SD card.
Your app must register for a file association in the app manifest file to declare what file types (extensions) can be read from the SD card. For more info, see Auto-launching apps using file and URI associations for Windows Phone 8.
Version Information
Windows Phone OS
Supported in: 8.1, 8.0