Overview
What is DirectoryInfoEx?
DirectoryInfoEx : A class to represent a folder in disk
In depth
A closer look at DirectoryInfoEx
DirectoryInfoEx was developed to be a DirectoryInfo rewrite using IShellFolder, it support special folders like desktop, mycomputer. DirectoryInfo is a class to represent a folder in disk, it's suitable to list file system entries, but it cannot be used to represent a special folder (e.g. virtual folder that doesnt exist in the disk). you may have to use IShellFolder to enumerate these directories. DirectoryInfoEx is written to support these folders. DirectoryInfoEx is inherited from FileSystemInfoEx, which is inherited from FileSystemInfo, it have a similar interface as System.IO.DirectoryInfo.
Verdict
Should you download DirectoryInfoEx?
DirectoryInfoEx runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
LGPL
license
— the installer is 1.3 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
General.
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At a glance
DirectoryInfoEx specifications
- Publisher
-
Leung Yat Chun
- Last updated
- Apr 25, 2026
- License
- LGPL
- Operating system
- Windows 10/11
- File size
- 1.3 MB
- Price
- Free
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- 472
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