These are located in:<\/p>\n
\n\tWindows.Storage.KnownFolders.RemovableDevices\n<\/code><\/pre>\nYou will need manifest permissions to access though:<\/p>\n
\n\tOpen Package.appxmanifest > Capabilities > Enable ‘Removable Storage’<\/p>\n
\tYou also have to declare what files types you will work with (or you will get Access is denied exception errors when trying to access RemovableDevices):<\/p>\n
\n\tOpen Package.appxmanifest > Declarations > Select ‘File Type Associations’ > Add<\/p>\n
\n\tNow with it selected:<\/p>\n
\n\tName: give it a lowercase name, e.g.”resource_files”<\/p>\n
\n\tAdd one of more ‘Supported file types’ for the files you want to be able to use. E.g. “.jpg” (you can leave ‘Content type’ blank)<\/p>\n
\n\tList all files and folders on a USB Memory Stick<\/h4>\n\n\tStorageFolder UsbDrive = (await Windows.Storage.KnownFolders.RemovableDevices.GetFoldersAsync()).FirstOrDefault(); \/\/StorageFolder object that maps all removable devices as subfolders.\n\tif (UsbDrive == null)\n\t{\n\t\tSystem.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(\"USB Drive not found\");\n\t}\n\telse\n\t{\n\t\tIReadOnlyList<StorageFolder> FolderList = await UsbDrive.GetFoldersAsync();\n\t\tIReadOnlyList<StorageFile> FileList = await UsbDrive.GetFilesAsync();\n\n\t\tSystem.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(\"LISTING FOLDERS:\");\n\t\tforeach (StorageFolder Folder in FolderList)\n\t\t\tSystem.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(Folder.Name);\n\n\t\tSystem.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(\"LISTING FILES:\");\n\t\tforeach (StorageFile File in FileList)\n\t\t\tSystem.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(File.Name);\n\t}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n <\/p>\n
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