.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: FS_GetDriveType

.. _fs_getdrivetype:

FS_GetDriveType
===============

.. us.tag  FS_GetDriveType ENGLISH New5700 FILE_MISC

:ref:`FS_GetDriveType`.

.. function::  nFree = FS_GetDriveType(ssFileSystem)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*nType* is the drive type:

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - nType
     - Description
   * - DRIVE_UNKNOWN 0 
     - The drive type cannot be determined.
   * - DRIVE_NO_ROOT_DIR 1
     - The root path is invalid; for example, there is no volume mounted at the
       specified path.
   * - DRIVE_REMOVABLE 2
     - The drive has removable media; for example, a floppy drive, thumb drive,
       or flash card reader.
   * - DRIVE_FIXED 3
     - The drive has fixed media; for example, a hard disk drive or flash drive.
   * - DRIVE_REMOTE 4
     - The drive is a remote (network) drive.
   * - DRIVE_CDROM 5
     - The drive is a CD-ROM drive.
   * - DRIVE_RAMDISK 6
     - The drive is a RAM disk.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: ssFileSystem

   *ssFileSystem* is the drive name.

.. us.history

**History**

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Version
     - Description
   * - R2015.0
     - New.

.. us.example

**Example**

::

   * FS_GetDriveType("z:\\")
     4

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-files`,
   :ref:`FS_GetTotalSpace`,
   :ref:`FS_GetFileSystemList`

:sub:`id-2028337`