Java Utililty Methods Delete Directory

List of utility methods to do Delete Directory

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Method

voiddeleteDirectory(String directoryName)
delete Directory 
File file = new File(directoryName);
file.delete();
voiddeleteDirectory(String directoryName)
Deletes the directory (and any files) represented by directoryName, if directory doesn't exits does nothing. 
File directory = new File(directoryName);
if (directory.exists()) {
    if (directory.isDirectory()) {
        File[] files = directory.listFiles();
        if (files != null) {
            for (File file : files) {
                if (file.isDirectory())
                    deleteDirectory(file.getAbsolutePath());
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booleandeleteDirectory(String dirName)
delete Directory 
return deleteDirectory(new File(dirName));
voiddeleteDirectory(String dirName)
Recursively deletes a directory 
deleteDirectory(new File(dirName));
voiddeleteDirectory(String dirname, boolean recursive)
INTERNAL: Deletes the directory with the given name, recursively if specified. 
deleteDirectory(new File(dirname), recursive);
voiddeleteDirectory(String fileName)
delete Directory 
File directory = new File(fileName);
if (!directory.exists()) {
} else {
    try {
        deleteResursive(directory);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
booleandeleteDirectory(String folder)
delete Directory 
String dir = folder;
if (!dir.endsWith(File.separator)) {
    dir = dir + File.separator;
File dirFile = new File(dir);
if (!dirFile.exists() || !dirFile.isDirectory()) {
    return false;
boolean flag = true;
File[] files = dirFile.listFiles();
for (File file : files) {
    if (file.isFile()) {
        flag = deleteFile(file.getAbsolutePath());
        if (!flag) {
            break;
    else {
        flag = deleteDirectory(file.getAbsolutePath());
        if (!flag) {
            break;
if (!flag) {
    return false;
if (dirFile.delete()) {
    return true;
} else {
    return false;
voiddeleteDirectory(String name)
delete Directory 
File folder = new File(name);
if (folder.exists()) {
    File[] files = folder.listFiles();
    if (files != null) {
        for (File f : files) {
            if (f.isDirectory()) {
                deleteDirectory(f.getAbsolutePath());
            } else {
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booleandeleteDirectoryContent(final String strDir)
Delete all files and directories in directory but do not delete the directory itself. 
return ((strDir != null) && (strDir.length() > 0)) ? deleteDirectoryContent(new File(strDir)) : false;
booleandeleteDirectoryContents(File directory)
delete Directory Contents 
Preconditions.checkArgument(directory.isDirectory(), "Not a directory: %s", directory);
if (isSymbolicLink(directory)) {
    return false;
boolean success = true;
for (File file : listFiles(directory)) {
    success = deleteRecursively(file) && success;
return success;