System.IO.Directory.GetFiles Empty

Question

Can anyone shed light on why GetFile() is empty when I enumerate "C:\Windows\System32\Tasks"?

System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(@"C:\Windows\System32\Tasks");

I have checked this:

• VS is running as Admin

• No exception is thrown

• There are files in root

• I can copy files out (via explorer) to another folder and it works

Answer 1

The problem here is that you are running the program as x86, and it's being silently redirected to another folder that has no files in it. (It will be redirected to C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks)

If you compile it as x64 or AnyCPU, you should see the files.

Answer 2

Just an assumption. Do you use any try catch blocks? This folder can have permission settings which can give you access denied error and void try catch block doesn't show you any error.