Java Utililty Methods Folder Delete

List of utility methods to do Folder Delete

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Description

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

Method

voidclearDir(File d)
clear Dir 
File[] kids = d.listFiles();
if (kids != null) {
    for (File kid : kids) {
        if (kid.isDirectory()) {
            clearDir(kid);
        if (!kid.delete()) {
            throw new IOException(kid.getAbsolutePath());
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booleanclearDir(File dir)
clear Dir 
if (!dir.exists()) {
    return false;
for (File file : dir.listFiles()) {
    if (file.isDirectory()) {
        clearDir(file);
    if (!file.delete())
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voidclearDir(File dir)
clear Dir 
for (File f : dir.listFiles()) {
    if (f.isDirectory()) {
        clearDir(f);
    f.delete();
booleanclearDir(File dir)
Deletes all sub-files and sub-directories in the given directory. 
if (!dir.isDirectory())
    return false;
File[] files = dir.listFiles();
if (files == null || files.length == 0)
    return true;
boolean cleared = true;
for (File sub : files) {
    cleared &= delete(sub);
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booleanclearDir(File dir)
clear Dir 
if (!dir.isDirectory())
    return false;
File[] files = dir.listFiles();
if (files == null || files.length == 0)
    return true;
boolean cleared = true;
for (File sub : files) {
    cleared &= delete(sub);
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voidclearFiles(File dir)
Clears a directory of all its files. 
File[] files = dir.listFiles();
for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++)
    files[i].delete();
booleanclearFilesOnPath(String path)
clear Files On Path 
File dir = new File(path);
if (!dir.exists()) {
    System.out.println(path + " does not exists");
    return false;
if (!dir.isDirectory()) {
    System.out.println(path + " is not directory");
    return false;
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voidclearFolder(File f)
clear Folder 
if (f.isDirectory()) {
    for (File c : f.listFiles())
        delete(c);
voidclearFolder(File[] children)
clear Folder 
for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
    File[] second = children[i].listFiles();
    if (second != null && second.length > 0)
        clearFolder(second);
    children[i].delete();
voidclearFolder(String directoryLocation)
Deleet all the files from the specified location 
File fDir = new File(directoryLocation);
File[] files = fDir.listFiles();
if (files != null) {
    for (File aFile : files) {
        aFile.delete();