Java tutorial
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(); } }