How do I open a directory with CreateFile in C# to examine deleted entries?

Question

How do I open a directory with CreateFile in C# to examine entries of deleted files? Or is it now impossible? I remember way back when being able to open a directory on an

Answer 1

Just to throw another approach at you, in case it's relevant, you could always just watch the directory with a FileSystemWatcher and catch the Deleted event. Of course, you'll need to be watching it at the time of deletion, but it may be a far easier solution then trying to recover it (if it's an option).