Java Utililty Methods File Path Delete

List of utility methods to do File Path Delete

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Description

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

Method

booleandeleteDir(File path)
Deletes a given File , if it exists. 
if (path == null) {
    throw new NullPointerException("Path cannot be null!");
if (!path.exists()) {
    throw new FileNotFoundException("File not found: " + path);
boolean result = true;
if (path.isDirectory()) {
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booleandeleteDir(File path)
delete Dir 
if (path.exists()) {
    File[] files = path.listFiles();
    for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
        if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
            deleteDir(files[i]);
        } else {
            files[i].delete();
boolean ok = path.delete();
if (!ok)
    System.err.println("[WARN] Unable to delete: " + path);
return ok;
voiddeleteDir(final String path)
delete Dir 
File file = new File(path);
deleteDir(file);
booleandeleteDir(String path)
Deletes a file or directory. 
return deleteDir(new File(path));
booleandeleteDir(String path)
delete Dir 
File dir = new File(path);
return deleteDir(dir);
intdeleteDirByDoc(String path)
delete Dir By Doc 
path = path.replaceAll("/", "\\\\");
path = path.replaceAll("\\\\\\\\", "\\\\");
if (new File(path).exists()) {
    Runtime runtime = Runtime.getRuntime();
    try {
        runtime.exec("cmd /c rd /s/q " + path);
        return 0;
    } catch (IOException e) {
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booleandeleteDirectory(File directoryPath)
Utility method for deleting a folder. 
boolean deleated = true;
if (directoryPath.exists() && directoryPath.isDirectory()) {
    if (directoryPath.list().length > 0) {
        for (File f : directoryPath.listFiles()) {
            if (f.isFile()) {
                if (!f.delete()) {
                    deleated = false;
            } else {
                if (!deleteDirectory(f)) {
                    deleated = false;
        if (!directoryPath.delete()) {
            deleated = false;
    } else {
        if (!directoryPath.delete()) {
            deleated = false;
return deleated;
booleandeleteDirectory(File path)
delete Directory 
if (path.exists()) {
    File[] files = path.listFiles();
    for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
        if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
            deleteDirectory(files[i]);
        } else {
            System.out.println("file deleted: " + files[i].getPath());
            files[i].delete();
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voiddeleteDirectory(File path)
delete Directory 
if (path != null && path.exists()) {
    if (path.isDirectory()) {
        for (File f : path.listFiles()) {
            deleteDirectory(f);
    path.delete();
booleandeleteDirectory(File path)
Tries to delete a directory and all contained files and subdirectories 
if (!path.exists()) {
    return true;
if (path.exists()) {
    File[] files = path.listFiles();
    for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
        if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
            deleteDirectory(files[i]);
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