function Get-LocalHardDrives {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Get the local hard drive information for this computer

.PARAMETER IncludeRemovableDisks
    Get the information of removable disks as well

.OUTPUTS
    Returns a [object[]] of drive info. See also ConvertTo-DriveInfo
#>
    [CmdletBinding()]
    [OutputType([string[]])]
    param (
        $IncludeRemovableDisks
    )

    <#
    Drive types for the CIM Instance response are:
    0 = Unknown
    1 = No Root directory
    2 = Removable Disk
    3 = Local Disk
    4 = Network Drive
    5 = Compact Disc
    6 = Ram Disk
    #>
    $driveTypeFilter = @(3)
    $return = @()

    if ($IncludeRemovableDisks) {
        $driveTypeFilter += 2
    }

    $drives = (Get-CIMInstance -Class Win32_LogicalDisk)

    foreach ($drive in $drives) {
        if ($driveTypeFilter -contains $drive.DriveType) {
            $return += (ConvertTo-DriveInfo -CimInstance $drive)
        }
    }

    return $return
}