How to get the serial number or ID of a USB stick on the MS-DOS system?

Question

I have tried using some tools to get hardware information on DOS, but they did not have the source code for free use. I need a code solution that returns the serial number or ID in the MS-DOS environment.

Answer 1

You can do dir and pick up the output

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

// O prefixo do `dir` que identifica o serial number
#define SNPREFIX " Volume Serial Number is "
// MUDAR AQUI ----^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

int main(void) {
    char line[512];
    FILE *process;
    process = popen("cmd /c dir c:", "r");
    // MUDAR AQUI --------------^
    while (fgets(line, sizeof line, process)) {
        line[strlen(line) - 1] = 0; // clear ENTER
        if (strncmp(line, SNPREFIX, strlen(SNPREFIX)) == 0) {
            printf("==> %s <==\n", line + strlen(SNPREFIX));
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

Output on my machine (in your case you have to change the "c:" to the letter associated with the pen drive)

==> 8662-7ACB <==

Answer 2

I understand what you’re looking for is this:

wmic diskdrive get PNPDeviceID

Or:

wmic diskdrive get SerialNumber

Source: https://superuser.com/questions/600394/get-usb-key-manufacturer-serial-number