How do I access files on a c$ resource from C#

Question

I'm using an example like this:

System.IO.File.Copy("\\host\c$\folder\file.end", "c:\file.end", true);

But I'm only getting a DirectoryNotFoundException with the description

Could not find a part of the path '\\host\\c$\\folder\\file.end'

What do I have to do to access files on a DRIVE$ resource? I have administrative privileges on the machine.

Answer 1

Try using a verbatim string for the path

System.IO.File.Copy(@"\\host\c$\folder\file.end", @"c:\file.end", true);

or escape the slashes

System.IO.File.Copy("\\\\host\\c$\\folder\\file.end", "c:\\file.end", true);

Answer 2

Try:

System.IO.File.Copy(@"\\host\c$\folder\file.end", @"c:\file.end", true);

Because as you can see from exception path is not well formatted. You need to escape \\ symbol.

Answer 3

Try

System.IO.File.Copy(@"\\host\c$\folder\file.end", @"c:\file.end", true);

Force a string literal.