Ignore folders/files when Directory.GetFiles() is denied access

Question

I am trying to display a list of all files found in the selected directory (and optionally any subdirectories). The problem I am having is that when the GetFiles() method co

Answer 1

This simple function works well and meets the questions requirements.

private List GetFiles(string path, string pattern)
{
    var files = new List();
    var directories = new string[] { };

    try
    {
        files.AddRange(Directory.GetFiles(path, pattern, SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly));
        directories = Directory.GetDirectories(path);
    }
    catch (UnauthorizedAccessException) { }

    foreach (var directory in directories)
        try
        {
            files.AddRange(GetFiles(directory, pattern));
        }
        catch (UnauthorizedAccessException) { }

    return files;
}