Checking if can write to a drive

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Trying to check if a drive is writable. Can do it by trying to create a directory using DirectoryInfo class then checking err.number but looking for a more elegant way. Tried DirectoryInfo.Attributes.ReadOnly but always get a FileAttributes.ReadOnly result. Any help would be appreciated.
 
The simplest way is trying to create a temporary file using something like:

File.Create(pathToTest + Guid.Create()+".tmp")

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Dennis said:
Trying to check if a drive is writable. Can do it by trying to create a
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directory using DirectoryInfo class then checking err.number but looking for
a more elegant way. Tried DirectoryInfo.Attributes.ReadOnly but always get
a FileAttributes.ReadOnly result. Any help would be appreciated.
 
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