Get-LogicalDisk

Description

Get-LogicalDisk will provide you the information of a local disk on a computer running on a Windows operating system.

Note: You need to install SysInfo module in order for this cmdlet to be available. For more information, see PowerShell Module SysInfo.

Syntax:

Get-LogicalDisk
    [[-ComputerName] <String[]>]
    [[-Protocol] <String>]
    [[-Properties] <String[]>]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Requirements

• SysInfo PowerShell Module
• WinRM Enabled and PowerShell 3.0 (only if you use WinRM protocol)

If you want to find more about the specific cmdlet while you are in PowerShell you can use the below to get the help file.

Code:

Get-Help Get-LogicalDisk

Output:

Now lets see few examples about Get-LogicalDisk.

Examples

Example 1

This command gets the information from local system.

PS C:\> Get-LogicalDisk


DeviceID            : C:
DriveType           : Local Disk
ProviderName        : 
VolumeName          : 
Size                : 240054693888
FreeSpace           : 82623008768
FreeSpacePercentage : 34
SystemName          : LOCALPC

DeviceID            : D:
DriveType           : Compact Disc
ProviderName        : 
VolumeName          : 
Size                : 
FreeSpace           : 
FreeSpacePercentage : 
SystemName          : LOCALPC

DeviceID            : E:
DriveType           : Local Disk
ProviderName        : 
VolumeName          : Progs
Size                : 120031539200
FreeSpace           : 49103392768
FreeSpacePercentage : 41
SystemName          : LOCALPC

DeviceID            : F:
DriveType           : Local Disk
ProviderName        : 
VolumeName          : Data
Size                : 1000097181696
FreeSpace           : 981623255040
FreeSpacePercentage : 98
SystemName          : LOCALPC

DeviceID            : G:
DriveType           : Removable Disk
ProviderName        : 
VolumeName          : 
Size                : 15991816192
FreeSpace           : 6997114880
FreeSpacePercentage : 44
SystemName          : LOCALPC

DeviceID            : H:
DriveType           : Removable Disk
ProviderName        : 
VolumeName          : 
Size                : 
FreeSpace           : 
FreeSpacePercentage : 
SystemName          : LOCALPC

Example 2

This command gets the information from Server1.

PS C:\> Get-LogicalDisk -ComputerName Server1

Example 3

This command gets the information from remote system with IP 192.168.0.5.

PS C:\> Get-LogicalDisk -ComputerName "192.168.0.5"

Example 4

This command gets the information from Server1, Server2 and Server3.

PS C:\> Get-LogicalDisk -ComputerName Server1,Server2,Server3

Example 5

This command gets the information from Server1 and will output only Name and Status Properties.

PS C:\> Get-LogicalDisk -ComputerName Server1 -Properties Name,Status

Example 6

This command gets the information from Server1 and will output all properties.

PS C:\> Get-LogicalDisk -ComputerName Server1 -Properties *

Example 7

This command gets the information from Server1.

PS C:\> "Server1" | Get-LogicalDisk

Example 8

This command gets the information from Server1 using DCOM protocol.

PS C:\> Get-LogicalDisk -ComputerName Server1 -Protocol DCOM

Optional Parameters

• -ComputerName 
  • Description: Specifies the computer names or IP Addresses of the systems that we want to get the information from.
  • Required: False
  • Position: 1
  • Default value: None
  • Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
  • Accept wildcard characters: False
• -Protocol
  • Description: Specifies the protocol that will be used to get the information from the remote system.
  • Accepted Values: DCOM or WinRM
  • Required: False
  • Position: 2
  • Default value: None
  • Accept pipeline input: False
  • Accept wildcard characters: False
• -Properties
  • Description: Specifies the object properties that appear in the display and the order in which they appear. Wildcards are permitted.
  • Required: False
  • Position: 3
  • Default value
  • Accept pipeline input: False
  • Accept wildcard characters: True

Inputs

System.Array.

Get-LogicalDisk can accept a string value to determine the ComputerName parameter.

Outputs

System.Object.

Get-LogicalDisk returns an object containing all the information that has been retrieved.

Related Links

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• PowerShell Gallery | SysInfo 1.0.0
• GitHub – SConstantinou/SysInfo
• PowerShell Module SysInfo

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Get-LogicalDisk. Here you will find information about Get-LogicalDisk and its use. Stephanos Constantinou Blog - PowerShell Scripting

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