Hello everyone,

On each XP system the hidden system folder 'System Volume Information' appears in the root of each fixed drive. This folder is not accessible, not through the Explorer, not through VB. So, when I try to find out what subfolders this folder has, using IO.Directory.GetDirectories("C:\System Volume Information"), my program crashes.

I don't really need to know what subfolders the folder has, but my application checks for every folder whether or not it has subfolders.

So, how can I detect if a folder is accessible or not, without getting an error?

Thanks for any help,
arsmakman.