Iterate through files and folders in directory
C# How to iterate to files and folders in a directory
Extracted from https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb513869.aspx
public class StackBasedIteration { static void Main(string[] args) { // Specify the starting folder on the command line, or in // Visual Studio in the Project > Properties > Debug pane. TraverseTree(args[0]); Console.WriteLine("Press any key"); Console.ReadKey(); } public static void TraverseTree(string root) { // Data structure to hold names of subfolders to be // examined for files. Stack<string> dirs = new Stack<string>(20); if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(root)) { throw new ArgumentException(); } dirs.Push(root); while (dirs.Count > 0) { string currentDir = dirs.Pop(); string[] subDirs; try { subDirs = System.IO.Directory.GetDirectories(currentDir); } // An UnauthorizedAccessException exception will be thrown if we do not have // discovery permission on a folder or file. It may or may not be acceptable // to ignore the exception and continue enumerating the remaining files and // folders. It is also possible (but unlikely) that a DirectoryNotFound exception // will be raised. This will happen if currentDir has been deleted by // another application or thread after our call to Directory.Exists. The // choice of which exceptions to catch depends entirely on the specific task // you are intending to perform and also on how much you know with certainty // about the systems on which this code will run. catch (UnauthorizedAccessException e) { Console.WriteLine(e.Message); continue; } catch (System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException e) { Console.WriteLine(e.Message); continue; } string[] files = null; try { files = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(currentDir); } catch (UnauthorizedAccessException e) { Console.WriteLine(e.Message); continue; } catch (System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException e) { Console.WriteLine(e.Message); continue; } // Perform the required action on each file here. // Modify this block to perform your required task. foreach (string file in files) { try { // Perform whatever action is required in your scenario. System.IO.FileInfo fi = new System.IO.FileInfo(file); Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}, {2}", fi.Name, fi.Length, fi.CreationTime); } catch (System.IO.FileNotFoundException e) { // If file was deleted by a separate application // or thread since the call to TraverseTree() // then just continue. Console.WriteLine(e.Message); continue; } } // Push the subdirectories onto the stack for traversal. // This could also be done before handing the files. foreach (string str in subDirs) dirs.Push(str); } } }
My version using Logger
public static void TraverseTree(string root) { // Data structure to hold names of subfolders to be // examined for files. Stack<string> dirs = new Stack<string>(20); dirs.Push(root); while (dirs.Count > 0) { string currentDir = dirs.Pop(); string[] subDirs; try { subDirs = System.IO.Directory.GetDirectories(currentDir); } // An UnauthorizedAccessException exception will be thrown if we do not have // discovery permission on a folder or file. It may or may not be acceptable // to ignore the exception and continue enumerating the remaining files and // folders. It is also possible (but unlikely) that a DirectoryNotFound exception // will be raised. This will happen if currentDir has been deleted by // another application or thread after our call to Directory.Exists. The // choice of which exceptions to catch depends entirely on the specific task // you are intending to perform and also on how much you know with certainty // about the systems on which this code will run. catch (UnauthorizedAccessException e) { Logger.Trace(e.Message); continue; } catch (DirectoryNotFoundException e) { Logger.Trace(e.Message); continue; } string[] files = null; try { files = Directory.GetFiles(currentDir); } catch (UnauthorizedAccessException e) { Logger.Trace(e.Message); continue; } catch (DirectoryNotFoundException e) { Logger.Trace(e.Message); continue; } // Perform the required action on each file here. // Modify this block to perform your required task. foreach (string file in files) { try { // Perform whatever action is required in your scenario. FileInfo fi = new System.IO.FileInfo(file); Logger.Trace("{0}: {1}, {2}", fi.Name, fi.Length, fi.CreationTime); } catch (System.IO.FileNotFoundException e) { // If file was deleted by a separate application // or thread since the call to TraverseTree() // then just continue. Logger.Trace(e.Message); continue; } } // Push the subdirectories onto the stack for traversal. // This could also be done before handing the files. foreach (string str in subDirs) dirs.Push(str); } }