Querying/Checking Windows Logical Disks using Powershell

Below is a script you can use to check/query windows logical disks using powershell. This can be useful to regularly check the free space on logical drives on a windows server or PC.

$diskreport = Get-WmiObject Win32_logicaldisk | Select DeviceID, MediaType, VolumeName, `
    @{Name="Size(GB)";Expression={[decimal]("{0:N0}" -f($_.size/1gb))}}, `
    @{Name="Free Space(GB)";Expression={[decimal]("{0:N0}" -f($_.freespace/1gb))}}, `
    @{Name="Free (%)";Expression={"{0,6:P0}" -f(($_.freespace/1gb) / ($_.size/1gb))}}

The script uses the get-wmiobject cmdlet to query the logical disks configured within windows. The results are then compiled into the $diskreport variable so they can then be further queried or exported to a .csv file.

Free space as a percentage is also calculated automatically as part of this script.

A sample output from the $diskreport variable is below (A:\ and D:\ are the floppy drive and DVD drive with no media loaded which is why they've returned values of 0)