Get-Volume

Gets the specified Volume object, or all Volume objects if no filter is provided.

Syntax

Get-Volume
   [[-DriveLetter] <Char[]>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Volume
   [-ObjectId <String[]>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Volume
   [-UniqueId <String[]>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Volume
   [-Path <String[]>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Volume
   [-FileSystemLabel <String[]>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Volume
   [-Partition <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Volume
   [-DiskImage <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Volume
   [-StorageSubSystem <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Volume
   [-StoragePool <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Volume
   [-StorageNode <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Volume
   [-StorageFileServer <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Volume
   [-FileShare <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Volume
   [-StorageJob <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-Volume
   [-FilePath <String>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-Volume cmdlet will return a Volume object or a set of Volume objects that match the specified criteria.

Note: Dynamic volumes are supported only by the following cmdlets: Repair-Volume (chkdsk), Optimize-Volume (defrag), and Format-Volume (format) on basic disks and storage spaces.

Examples

Example 1: Get all volumes

PS C:\>Get-Volume

This example returns all volumes on all partitions, on all disks.

Example 2: Get the volume for a particular drive letter

PS C:\>Get-Volume -DriveLetter C
DriveLetter         FileSystemLabel     FileSystem          HealthStatus              SizeRemaining                Size
-----------         ---------------     ----------          ------------              -------------                ----
C                                       NTFS                Healthy                        23.61 GB           465.42 GB

This example gets the Volume object for drive letter C.

Parameters

-AsJob

Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-CimSession

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

Type:CimSession[]
Aliases:Session
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DiskImage

Gets the volume associated with the specified DiskImage object. Enter a DiskImage CIM object, which is returned by the Get-DiskImage cmdlet.

Type:CimInstance
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DriveLetter

Gets the volume(s) with the specified drive letter(s). Separate multiple drive letters with commas.x

Type:Char[]
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-FilePath

Specifies the full path of a file. The cmdlet gets the volume for the file path that you specify.

Type:String
Aliases:FullName
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-FileShare

Specifies file shares associated with the volumes to get. To obtain a FileShare object, use the Get-FileShare cmdlet.

Type:CimInstance
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-FileSystemLabel

Gets the volume with the specified label.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ObjectId

Gets the volume with the specified ObjectID.

Type:String[]
Aliases:Id
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Partition

Gets the volume associated with the specified Partition object. Enter a Partition CIM object, which is returned by the Get-Partition cmdlet.

Type:CimInstance
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Path

Gets the volume with the specified path.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-StorageFileServer

Specifies a storage file server which hosts volumes to get. To obtain a StorageFileServer, use the Get-StorageFileServer cmdlet.

Type:CimInstance
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-StorageJob

Specifies a storage job associated with volumes to get. To obtain a StorageJob object, use the Get-StorageJob cmdlet.

Type:CimInstance
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-StorageNode

Specifies a storage node object that hosts volumes to get. To obtain a StorageNode object, use the Get-StorageNode cmdlet.

Type:CimInstance
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-StoragePool

Specifies a storage pool that contains volumes to get. To obtain StoragePool objects, use the Get-StoragePool cmdlet.

Type:CimInstance
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-StorageSubSystem

Specifies the storage subsystem object from which to retrieve volumes. To obtain StorageSubsystem object, the Get-StorageSubSystem cmdlet.

Type:CimInstance
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ThrottleLimit

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-UniqueId

Specifies the ID of the volume to get.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

CimInstance

You can use the pipeline operator to pass a DiskImage object to the DiskImage parameter.

CimInstance

You can use the pipeline operator to pass a Partition object to the Partition parameter.

CimInstance

You can use the pipeline operator to pass a Volume object to the ObjectId parameter.

Outputs

CimInstance

This cmdlet returns one or more objects that represent the specified volume(s).

Notes

  • When used in Failover Cluster, cmdlets from the Storage module operate on cluster level (all servers in the cluster).