Delete a non-empty directory: Deletes all files and subdirectories under dir.

      
import java.io.File;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
    deleteDir(new File("c:\\temp"));
  }

  public static boolean deleteDir(File dir) {
    if (dir.isDirectory()) {
      String[] children = dir.list();
      for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
        boolean success = deleteDir(new File(dir, children[i]));
        if (!success) {
          return false;
        }
      }
    }
    return dir.delete();
  }
}

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