Question

My function is pretty much a standard search function… I’ve included it below.

In the function I have 1 line of code responsible for weeding out Repart NTFS points.

if (attributes.ToString().IndexOf('ReparsePoint') == -1) 

The problem is now I am getting an error Access to the path 'c:\System Volume Information' is denied.

I debugged the code and the only attributes at run time for this directory are :

  System.IO.FileAttributes.Hidden  | System.IO.FileAttributes.System  | System.IO.FileAttributes.Directory 

I’m executing this code on a windows 2008 server machine, any ideas what I can do to cure this failing?

public void DirSearch(string sDir) {     foreach (string d in Directory.GetDirectories(sDir))     {         DirectoryInfo dInfo = new DirectoryInfo(d);         FileAttributes  attributes = dInfo.Attributes;         if (attributes.ToString().IndexOf('ReparsePoint') == -1)         {             foreach (string f in Directory.GetFiles(d, searchString))             {                 //lstFilesFound.Items.Add(f);                 ListViewItem lvi;                 ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem lvsi;                 lvi = new ListViewItem();                 lvi.Text = f;                 lvi.ImageIndex = 1;                 lvi.Tag = 'tag';                 lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();                 lvsi.Text = 'sub bugger';                 lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi);                  lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();                 lvsi.Text = d;//'C:\\Users\\Administrator\\Downloads\\MediaMonkey.GOLD.EDITION.v.3.0.2.1134.[Darkside].[Demonoid].[Grim.Reaper]';                 lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi);                  listView1.Items.Add(lvi);             }             DirSearch(d);         }     } } 

Answer 1

Nobody has permission to access System Volume Information except the SYSTEM account. So either change the permissions on the directory. Or much, much better catch the exception and go on.