Format Removable media with C # programming

Question

I want to format (FAT32) a removable disk with C # programming. I found a way on the Internet, but the problem is that it opens a general Windows format program. But I want to do this only with C # and without native Windows support.

My method:

// FAT32 Format Button click event
[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
static extern uint SHFormatDrive(IntPtr hwnd, uint drive, uint fmtID, uint options);

Answer 1

You can use wmi , there is a way that resolves this.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa390432%28v=VS.85%29.aspx

Answer 2

I do not believe that in C # there is something that in the general case will format a disk of any format. The method that you have is probably the best way to do this on Windows.

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

WMI:

var query = String.Format("SELECT * FROM Win32_Volume WHERE Name = '{0}'", "E:\\\\");
ManagementObjectSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("root\\CIMV2", query);
var queryCollection = from ManagementObject x in searcher.Get() select x;
var volume = queryCollection.FirstOrDefault();

var resultCode = volume.InvokeMethod("Format", new object[] { "FAT32", true, 4096, "Volume Name", false });