C# / .NET - list all directories from directory

In this article, we would like to show you how to list all directories from directory in C# / .NET.

1. Get files and directories from directory example

using System;
using System.IO;

public static class Program
{
	public static void Main(string[] args)
	{
		string path = @"C:\Directories";

		string[] directories = Directory.GetDirectories(path);

		foreach (string entry in directories)
			Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0,-40}   [DIR]", entry));
	}
}

Output:

C:\Directories\Documents                   [DIR]
C:\Directories\Downloads                   [DIR]
C:\Directories\Musics                      [DIR]
C:\Directories\Pictures                    [DIR]
C:\Directories\Videos                      [DIR]

2. Get recursively directories from directory example

using System;
using System.IO;

public static class Program
{
	public static void Main(string[] args)
	{
		string path = @"C:\Directories";

		string[] directories = Directory.GetDirectories(path, "", SearchOption.AllDirectories);

		foreach (string entry in directories)
			Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0,-40}   [DIR]", entry));
	}
}

Output:

C:\Directories\Documents                   [DIR]
C:\Directories\Downloads                   [DIR]
C:\Directories\Musics                      [DIR]
C:\Directories\Pictures                    [DIR]
C:\Directories\Videos                      [DIR]
C:\Directories\Pictures\Empty              [DIR]
C:\Directories\Videos\Home                 [DIR]
C:\Directories\Videos\Job                  [DIR]

References

1. Directory.GetDirectories Method - Microsoft Docs