Android Utililty Methods Directory Delete

List of utility methods to do Directory Delete

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Description

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

Method

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 {
            files[i].delete();
return (path.delete());
voiddeleteDirectory(String directory)
delete Directory 
deleteDirectory(new File(directory));
booleandeleteDirectory(String path)
delete Directory 
return deleteDirectory(new File(path));
booleandeleteDirectory(String path)
delete Directory 
return deleteDirectory(new File(path));
voiddeleteDirectory(final File directory)
Deletes a directory recursively. 
if (!directory.exists()) {
    return;
if (!isSymbolicLink(directory.toPath())) {
    cleanDirectory(directory);
if (!directory.delete()) {
    final String message = "Unable to delete directory "
...
voiddeleteFiles(String directory)
Deletes all files located in this directory. 
File dir = new File(directory);
String[] list = dir.list();
if (list.length > 0) {
    for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
        File file = new File(directory, list[i]);
        file.delete();
voiddeleteFiles(String directory, String dontDelete)
Deletes all files in the given directory with the exception of the given file name identified in dontDelete. 
File dir = new File(directory);
String[] list = dir.list();
if (list.length > 0) {
    for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
        File file = new File(directory, list[i]);
        if (!file.getPath().equalsIgnoreCase(dontDelete)) {
            file.delete();
voiddeleteFiles(String directory, String[] dontDelete)
Deletes all files in this directory with the exception of the file names given in the dontDelete array. 
File dir = new File(directory);
String[] list = dir.list();
if (dontDelete == null) {
    deleteFiles(directory);
} else if (dontDelete.length == 1 && dontDelete[0] != null) {
    deleteFiles(directory, dontDelete[0]);
} else if (list.length > 0) {
    for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
...
voiddeleteSubdirs(String directory)
Deletes all subdirectories of the given directory. 
File parentDir = new File(directory);
String[] list = parentDir.list();
File subDir;
if (list.length == 0) {
    return;
for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
    subDir = new File(directory, list[i]);
...
booleanremoverDiretorio(File dir)
remover Diretorio 
if (dir.isDirectory()) {
    String[] children = dir.list();
    for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
        boolean success = removerDiretorio(new File(dir,
                children[i]));
        if (!success) {
            return false;
return dir.delete();