How to detect USB or storage device insertion or removal using C#?

Now a days most of the applications providing auto data backup option whenever any storage device (USB or HDD) is available or vice-versa. To provide this facility, first we have to find the way how to detect storage device connected or disconnected from computer?

Following example shows, how to find USB insertion or removal using C#.  For better understanding added inline comments to code.

1. Add reference to name space System.Runtime.InteropServices
2. Override the WndProc()method of windows form, to find device change using messages coming from it. 

// device state change
private const int WM_DEVICECHANGE = 0x0219;            

// logical volume(A disk has been inserted, such a usb key or external HDD)
private const int DBT_DEVTYP_VOLUME = 0x00000002;        

// detected a new device
private const int DBT_DEVICEARRIVAL = 0x8000;
       
// preparing to remove
private const int DBT_DEVICEQUERYREMOVE = 0x8001;

// removed
private const int DBT_DEVICEREMOVECOMPLETE = 0x8004;         
protected override void WndProc(ref Message message)
{
  base.WndProc(ref message);

  if ((message.Msg != WM_DEVICECHANGE) || (message.LParam == IntPtr.Zero))
     return;

  DEV_BROADCAST_VOLUME volume = (DEV_BROADCAST_VOLUME)Marshal.PtrToStructure(message.LParam, typeof(DEV_BROADCAST_VOLUME));
     
if (volume.dbcv_devicetype == DBT_DEVTYP_VOLUME)
{
   switch (message.WParam.ToInt32())
   {
      // New device inserted...
      case DBT_DEVICEARRIVAL:
           MessageBox.Show(
          string.Format("A storage device has been inserted; Drive :{0}", ToDriveName(volume.dbcv_unitmask)), "Detect USB");
          break;

       // Device Removed.
       case DBT_DEVICEREMOVECOMPLETE:
            MessageBox.Show("Storage has been removed.", "Detect USB");
            break;
   }
 }
}

// Convert to the Drive name (”D:”, “F:”, etc)
private string ToDriveName(int mask)
{
    int offset = 0;
    while ((offset < 26) && ((mask & 0x00000001) == 0))
    {
mask = mask >> 1;
offset++;
    }

    if (offset < 26)
        return String.Format("{0}:", Convert.ToChar(Convert.ToInt32('A') + offset));

    return "?";
}

// Contains information about a logical volume.
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct DEV_BROADCAST_VOLUME
{
    public int dbcv_size;
    public int dbcv_devicetype;
    public int dbcv_reserved;
    public int dbcv_unitmask;
}

Here, I am using message box to show message whenever storage device is connected or removed. Instead of this, we can send notifications using EventHandler and do the things like copying data to USB or importing data from it as per requirement.