Java Utililty Methods File Delete

List of utility methods to do File Delete

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Description

The list of methods to do File Delete are organized into topic(s).

Method

voiddoDelete(File file)
do Delete 
if (!file.delete()) {
    throw new IOException("Unable to delete: " + file);
voiddoDelete(File path)
do Delete 
if (!path.exists())
    return;
if (path.isDirectory()) {
    for (File child : path.listFiles()) {
        doDelete(child);
if (!path.delete()) {
...
voiddoDeleteEmptyDir(String dir)
do Delete Empty Dir 
boolean success = (new File(dir)).delete();
if (success) {
    System.out.println("Successfully deleted empty directory: " + dir);
} else {
    System.out.println("Failed to delete empty directory: " + dir);
booleandoDeleteEmptyParentQuietly(File parent)
do Delete Empty Parent Quietly 
try {
    if (parent == null) {
        return true;
    boolean result = true;
    File parentFile = parent.getParentFile();
    if (parent.list().length == 0) {
        parent.delete();
...
booleandoDeleteFileOrDir(File fileOrDir)
Deletes specified file or directory. 
if (fileOrDir.isDirectory() && !doEmptyDir(fileOrDir)) {
    return false;
return fileOrDir.delete();
booleandoDeleteQuietly(File file)
do Delete Quietly 
try {
    boolean result = true;
    if (file.isDirectory()) {
        for (File aFile : file.listFiles()) {
            boolean res = doDeleteQuietly(aFile);
            if (result) {
                result = res;
    file.delete();
    return result;
} catch (Throwable ignore) {
    return false;
voidfileDelete(String fileName)
Deletes a file. 
File file = new File(fileName);
file.delete();
booleanfileDelete(String path)
Deletes a file at the specified path location. 
if (isPathValid(path)) {
    File file = new File(path);
    if (fileExist(path)) {
        return file.delete();
    } else {
        return true;
} else
...
intfileDelete(String path)
file Delete 
File file = new File(path);
if (!file.exists() || file.isDirectory())
    return 4;
if (file.delete()) {
    return 0;
return 1;