Java Utililty Methods Delete File Recursively

List of utility methods to do Delete File Recursively

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Method

voiddeleteR(File dir)
delete R 
deleteR(dir, true);
voiddeleteRec(File f)
Delete a file and all subfiles. 
if (f.isDirectory()) {
    File[] kids = f.listFiles();
    if (kids == null) {
        throw new IOException("List " + f);
    for (File kid : kids) {
        deleteRec(kid);
if (!f.delete()) {
    throw new IOException("Delete " + f);
booleandeleteRecursive(File dir)
Loescht ein Verzeichnis rekursiv. 
File candir = dir.getCanonicalFile();
if (!candir.equals(dir.getAbsoluteFile()))
    return false;
File[] files = candir.listFiles();
if (files != null) {
    for (int i = 0; i < files.length; ++i) {
        boolean deleted = files[i].delete();
        if (!deleted) {
...
booleandeleteRecursive(File dir)
Deletes the content of a directory completely. 
if (dir.isFile() || (dir.listFiles().length == 0)) {
    dir.delete();
    return true;
for (File f : dir.listFiles()) {
    deleteRecursive(f);
return dir.delete();
...
booleandeleteRecursive(File dir)
Recursively deletes an entire directory hierarchy. 
if (!dir.exists())
    return (true);
boolean success = true;
String files[] = dir.list();
if (files != null) {
    for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
        File file = new File(dir, files[i]);
        if (file.isDirectory())
...
voiddeleteRecursive(File dir)
delete Recursive 
if (!dir.exists())
    return;
deleteContentsRecursive(dir);
if (!dir.delete())
    throw new IOException("Unable to delete " + dir);
booleandeleteRecursive(File dir)
Deletes everything under a directory (including subdirectories) 
if (!dir.exists()) {
    return true;
File tempFile;
File[] fileList = dir.listFiles();
int fileListLength = fileList.length;
int index;
boolean result = false;
...
voiddeleteRecursive(File f)
Deletes all the file/directory and all of its children 
if (f.isDirectory()) {
    for (File c : f.listFiles())
        deleteRecursive(c);
if (!f.delete())
    throw new RuntimeException("Failed to delete file: " + f);
voiddeleteRecursive(File f)
delete Recursive 
if (f.isDirectory()) {
    File[] entries = f.listFiles();
    for (int i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
        deleteRecursive(entries[i]);
f.delete();
voiddeleteRecursive(File f)
Recursively delete a directory / file For safety this method only deletes files created under the workspace 
if (!f.getAbsolutePath()
        .startsWith(ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getLocation().toFile().getAbsolutePath())) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("File must exist within the workspace!");
if (f.isDirectory()) {
    for (File f1 : f.listFiles()) {
        deleteRecursive(f1);
f.delete();