<div class="content" name="NtmsDriveState" uuid="fdf51f4c-d185-46e8-a56e-4065948a3135"><p>The NtmsDriveState enumeration defines the states of a <a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_1112c690-ee01-4c9b-aa55-9569fd82178b" data-linktype="relative-path">drive</a>.</p><dl>
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<div><pre> enum NtmsDriveState
 {
   NTMS_DRIVESTATE_DISMOUNTED = 0,
   NTMS_DRIVESTATE_MOUNTED = 1,
   NTMS_DRIVESTATE_LOADED = 2,
   NTMS_DRIVESTATE_UNLOADED = 5,
   NTMS_DRIVESTATE_BEING_CLEANED = 6,
   NTMS_DRIVESTATE_DISMOUNTABLE = 7
 };
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</dd></dl><p><b>NTMS_DRIVESTATE_DISMOUNTED:  </b>No medium is in
the drive.</p><p><b>NTMS_DRIVESTATE_MOUNTED:  </b>A medium is <a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_cc98b88f-7fd4-40f6-b315-212dc4d8378b" data-linktype="relative-path">mounted</a> in the drive, but
is not yet ready for access.</p><p><b>NTMS_DRIVESTATE_LOADED:  </b>A medium is mounted
in the drive, and is loaded for access.</p><p><b>NTMS_DRIVESTATE_UNLOADED:  </b>A medium has been <a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_a8ebf8eb-a5f7-406a-b211-9f9c08ee15d3" data-linktype="relative-path">dismounted</a>, and the drive
is ready to be opened.</p><p><b>NTMS_DRIVESTATE_BEING_CLEANED:  </b>The drive is
being cleaned and is unavailable.</p><p><b>NTMS_DRIVESTATE_DISMOUNTABLE:  </b>If a library is
set for deferred dismounts, the medium might be left in the drive of the
library when it is dismounted. RSM can satisfy mount requests for loaded and
dismounted drives.</p></div>