DirectoryInfo.Parent
using System; using System.IO; class MainClass { public static void Main(string[] args) { FileInfo file = new FileInfo("c:\\test.txt"); // Display directory information. DirectoryInfo dir = file.Directory; Console.WriteLine("Checking directory: " + dir.Name); Console.WriteLine("In directory: " + dir.Parent.Name); Console.Write("Directory exists: "); Console.WriteLine(dir.Exists.ToString()); } }