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

voiddeleteDir(File dir)
Deletes the specified dir recursively, throwing a RuntimeException if the delete fails. 
deleteDirContent(dir);
if (!dir.delete()) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Directory " + dir.getAbsolutePath() + " can't be deleted.");
booleandeleteDir(File dir)
delete Dir 
if (!dir.isDirectory()) {
    return false;
for (File file : dir.listFiles()) {
    if (file.isDirectory()) {
        try {
            if (file.getCanonicalFile().getParentFile().equals(dir.getCanonicalFile())) {
                deleteDir(file);
...
booleandeleteDir(File dir)
delete Dir 
if (dir == null)
    return false;
if (dir.isDirectory()) {
    String[] children = dir.list();
    for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
        boolean success = deleteDir(new File(dir, children[i]));
        if (!success) {
            return false;
...
booleandeleteDir(File dir)
delete Dir 
boolean deleted = dir.delete();
if (!deleted) {
    String[] list = dir.list();
    if (list != null) {
        for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
            deleteDir(new File(dir, list[i]));
    deleted = dir.delete();
return deleted;
voiddeleteDir(File dir)
delete Dir 
if (!dir.isDirectory()) {
    System.err.println("Tried to delete a directory but file is not a directory: " + dir.getAbsolutePath());
    return;
File[] f = dir.listFiles();
if (f == null) {
    return;
for (int i = 0; i < f.length; i++) {
    File file = f[i];
    if (file.isDirectory()) {
        deleteDir(file);
    } else {
        file.delete();
dir.delete();
booleandeleteDir(File dir)
Delete the specified directory, including all of its contents and subdirectories recursively. 
String files[] = dir.list();
if (files == null) {
    files = new String[0];
for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
    File file = new File(dir, files[i]);
    if (file.isDirectory()) {
        deleteDir(file);
...
voiddeleteDir(File dir)
delete Dir 
if (dir.isFile())
    throw new IOException("IOException -> BadInputException: not a directory.");
File[] files = dir.listFiles();
if (files != null) {
    for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
        File file = files[i];
        if (file.isFile()) {
            file.delete();
...
booleandeleteDir(File dir)
delete Dir 
try {
    return ((deleteFromDir(dir)) && (dir.delete()));
} catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
return false;
booleandeleteDir(File dir)
delete Dir 
if (dir == null)
    return false;
File candir;
try {
    candir = dir.getCanonicalFile();
} catch (IOException e) {
    return false;
if (!candir.equals(dir.getAbsoluteFile()))
    return false;
File files[] = candir.listFiles();
if (files != null) {
    for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
        File file = files[i];
        boolean deleted = !file.delete();
        if (deleted && file.isDirectory())
            deleteDir(file);
return dir.delete();
booleandeleteDir(File dir)
delete Dir 
if (dir.isDirectory()) {
    String[] children = dir.list();
    for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
        boolean success = deleteDir(new File(dir, children[i]));
        if (!success) {
            return false;
return dir.delete();