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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"get-psdrive shows `System.Span\u003cUInt16\u003e[0]` on UNC drives","articleBody":"### Prerequisites\n\n- [X] Write a descriptive title.\n- [X] Make sure you are able to repro it on the [latest released version](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases)\n- [X] Search the existing issues.\n- [X] Refer to the [FAQ](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/docs/FAQ.md).\n- [X] Refer to [Differences between Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/scripting/whats-new/differences-from-windows-powershell).\n\n### Steps to reproduce\n\nWhen running s a simple `get-psdrive` the list of drives should appear with the mount points listed under **root**. It works for old Powershell, but not for 7.4.0: Where onece was an UNC name is now simply ` System.Span\u003cUInt16\u003e[0]` instead of a path. \n\n### Expected behavior\n\n```console\nPS C:\\\u003e get-psdrive\r\n\r\nName           Used (GB)     Free (GB) Provider      Root                                               CurrentLocation\r\n----           ---------     --------- --------      ----                                               ---------------\r\nAlias                                  Alias\r\nAllUsers            0,00         48,21 FileSystem    C:\\ProgramData\r\nC                 416,51         48,21 FileSystem    C:\\                                                       Users\\jg\r\nCert                                   Certificate   \\\r\nD                 272,66        658,72 FileSystem    D:\\\r\nEnv                                    Environment\r\nFunction                               Function\r\nHKCR                                   Registry      HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\r\nHKCU                                   Registry      HKEY_CURRENT_USER\r\nHKLM                                   Registry      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\r\nHome                0,00         48,21 FileSystem    C:\\Users\\jg\r\nJ                 332,39         68,48 FileSystem    \\\\server\\share\\Bu...\r\nK                8283,18         98,69 FileSystem    \\\\server\\share\\sa...\r\nL                2048,11        633,01 FileSystem    \\\\server\\share\\pr...\r\nM                2048,11        633,01 FileSystem    \\\\server\\share\\da...\r\nN                8283,18         98,69 FileSystem    \\\\server\\share\\br...\r\nO                8283,18         98,69 FileSystem    \\\\server\\share\\ar...\r\nP                                      FileSystem    \\\\server\\share\\Ma...\r\nQ                2048,11        633,01 FileSystem    \\\\server\\share\\Pr...\r\nS                  75,66         27,34 FileSystem    \\\\server\\share\\se...\r\nScripts             0,00         48,21 FileSystem    C:\\Users\\jg\\Do...\r\nTaskBar             0,00         48,21 FileSystem    C:\\Users\\jg\\AppData\\Roaming\\Micr...\r\nU                8283,18         98,69 FileSystem    \\\\server\\share\\_s...\r\nVariable                               Variable\r\nWSMan                                  WSMan\r\nX                2048,11        633,01 FileSystem    \\\\server\\share\\wo...\r\nZ                8283,18         98,69 FileSystem    \\\\server\\share\\is...\r\n\r\n\r\nPS C:\\\u003e $PSVersionTable.PSVersion\r\n\r\nMajor  Minor  Build  Revision\r\n-----  -----  -----  --------\r\n5      1      19041  3758\r\n\r\n\r\nPS C:\\\u003e\n```\n\n\n### Actual behavior\n\n```console\nPS C:\\\u003e get-psdrive\r\n\r\nName           Used (GB)     Free (GB) Provider      Root                                               CurrentLocation\r\n----           ---------     --------- --------      ----                                               ---------------\r\nAlias                                  Alias\r\nAllUsers          416,71         48,00 FileSystem    C:\\ProgramData\r\nC                 416,71         48,00 FileSystem    C:\\                                               Users\\jg\\Desktop\r\nCert                                   Certificate   \\\r\nD                 272,66        658,72 FileSystem    D:\\\r\nEnv                                    Environment\r\nFunction                               Function\r\nHKCR                                   Registry      HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\r\nHKCU                                   Registry      HKEY_CURRENT_USER\r\nHKLM                                   Registry      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\r\nHome              416,71         48,00 FileSystem    C:\\Users\\jg\r\nJ                 332,39         68,48 FileSystem    System.Span\u003cUInt16\u003e[0]\r\nK                8283,18         98,69 FileSystem    System.Span\u003cUInt16\u003e[0]\r\nL                2048,11        633,01 FileSystem    System.Span\u003cUInt16\u003e[0]\r\nM                2048,11        633,01 FileSystem    System.Span\u003cUInt16\u003e[0]\r\nN                8283,18         98,69 FileSystem    System.Span\u003cUInt16\u003e[0]\r\nO                8283,18         98,69 FileSystem    System.Span\u003cUInt16\u003e[0]\r\nP                                      FileSystem    System.Span\u003cUInt16\u003e[0]\r\nQ                2048,11        633,01 FileSystem    System.Span\u003cUInt16\u003e[0]\r\nS                  75,66         27,34 FileSystem    System.Span\u003cUInt16\u003e[0]\r\nScripts           416,71         48,00 FileSystem    C:\\Users\\jg\\Documents\\_Drive_D\\Dev…\r\nTaskBar           416,71         48,00 FileSystem    C:\\Users\\jg\\AppData\\Roaming\\Micros…\r\nTemp              416,71         48,00 FileSystem    C:\\Users\\jg\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\\r\nU                8283,18         98,69 FileSystem    System.Span\u003cUInt16\u003e[0]\r\nVariable                               Variable\r\nWSMan                                  WSMan\r\nX                2048,11        633,01 FileSystem    System.Span\u003cUInt16\u003e[0]\r\nZ                8283,18         98,69 FileSystem    System.Span\u003cUInt16\u003e[0]\r\n\r\nPS C:\\\u003e\n```\n\n\n### Error details\n\n```console\nPS C:\\\u003e get-error\r\nPS C:\\\u003e\n```\n\n\n### Environment data\n\n```powershell\nPS C:\\\u003e $PSVersionTable.PSVersion\r\n\r\nMajor  Minor  Patch  PreReleaseLabel BuildLabel\r\n-----  -----  -----  --------------- ----------\r\n7      4      0\n```\n\n\n### Visuals\n\n_No response_","author":{"url":"https://github.com/Jens-G","@type":"Person","name":"Jens-G"},"datePublished":"2023-12-11T14:39:16.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":10},"url":"https://github.com/20895/PowerShell/issues/20895"}