C#: Create a virtual drive in Computer

Question

Is there any way to create a virtual drive in "(My) Computer" and manipulate it, somewhat like JungleDisk does it?

It probably does something like:

override OnRead(object sender, Event e) {
    ShowFilesFromAmazon();
}

Are there any API:s for this? Maybe to write to an XML-file or a database, instead of a real drive.

Answer 1

Yes, use the classes in System.IO.IsolatedStorage

Answer 2

You can use the Dokan library to create a virtual drive. There is a .Net wrapper for interfacing with C#.

Answer 3

The Dokan Library seems to be the answer that mostly corresponds with my question, even though System.IO.IsolatedStorage seems to be the most standardized and most Microsoft-environment adapted.

Answer 4

How would the isolated storage create a drive icon?

Answer 5

The contents of My Computer can include Shell Namespace Extensions. These COM objects run inside the main Explorer process, as do many other shell extensions. Using C# for such extensions is a bad idea, since your extension cannot control which CLR version Explorer.exe can use. And Microsoft allows only one CLR per process.