---
title: "DADiskCopyWholeDisk(_:)"
framework: Disk Arbitration
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
platforms: [Mac Catalyst 13.1+, macOS 10.4+]
path: "diskarbitration/dadiskcopywholedisk(_:)"
---

# DADiskCopyWholeDisk(_:)

Obtain the associated whole disk object for the specified disk.

## Declaration

```swift
func DADiskCopyWholeDisk(_ disk: DADisk) -> DADisk?
```

## Parameters

- `disk`: The disk object.

## Return Value

Return Value The disk’s associated whole disk object.

## Discussion

Discussion The caller of this function receives a reference to the returned object. The caller also implicitly retains the object and is responsible for releasing it with CFRelease().

## See Also

### Miscellaneous

- [DADiskCopyDescription(_:)](diskarbitration/dadiskcopydescription(_:).md)
- [DADiskCopyIOMedia(_:)](diskarbitration/dadiskcopyiomedia(_:).md)
- [DADiskCreateFromBSDName(_:_:_:)](diskarbitration/dadiskcreatefrombsdname(_:_:_:).md)
- [DADiskCreateFromIOMedia(_:_:_:)](diskarbitration/dadiskcreatefromiomedia(_:_:_:).md)
- [DADiskCreateFromVolumePath(_:_:_:)](diskarbitration/dadiskcreatefromvolumepath(_:_:_:).md)
- [DADiskGetBSDName(_:)](diskarbitration/dadiskgetbsdname(_:).md)
- [DADiskGetTypeID()](diskarbitration/dadiskgettypeid().md)