Here you can find the source of cleanDirectory(File dir)
public static boolean cleanDirectory(File dir)
//package com.java2s; /**// ww w . j ava 2 s. c o m * Original iOS version by Jens Alfke * Ported to Android by Marty Schoch * <p/> * Copyright (c) 2012 Couchbase, Inc. All rights reserved. * <p/> * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file * except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at * <p/> * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * <p/> * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the * License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, * either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions * and limitations under the License. */ import java.io.File; public class Main { public static boolean cleanDirectory(File dir) { if (!dir.isDirectory()) return false; for (File file : dir.listFiles()) { if (!deleteRecursive(file)) return false; } return true; } public static boolean deleteRecursive(File fileOrDirectory) { if (fileOrDirectory.isDirectory()) { for (File child : fileOrDirectory.listFiles()) { deleteRecursive(child); } } return fileOrDirectory.delete() || !fileOrDirectory.exists(); } }