Android 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

voidforceDelete(String file)
force Delete 
forceDelete(new File(file));
voidforceDelete(final File file)
Deletes a file. 
if (file == null) {
    return;
if (file.isDirectory()) {
    deleteDirectory(file);
} else {
    final boolean filePresent = file.exists();
    if (!file.delete()) {
...
booleanrecursiveDelete(File fileOrDir)
Recursively delete file or directory 
l.debug("Deleting " + fileOrDir + " recursively.");
if (fileOrDir.isDirectory()) {
    for (File innerFile : fileOrDir.listFiles()) {
        if (!recursiveDelete(innerFile)) {
            return false;
l.debug("Deleted" + fileOrDir + " recursively.");
return fileOrDir.delete();
booleanrecursiveDelete(File path)
recursive Delete 
if (path.isDirectory()) {
    File[] files = path.listFiles();
    if (files != null) {
        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
                recursiveDelete(files[i]);
            } else {
                files[i].delete();
...
FileremoveableFile(File folder, String fileName)
removeable File 
File file = new File(folder, fileName);
file.deleteOnExit();
return file;
booleanrenameFile(String strSrc, String strDest, boolean deleteIfExist)
Rename file from source to destination 
File flSrc = new File(strSrc);
File flDest = new File(strDest);
if (flSrc.getAbsolutePath().equals(flDest.getAbsolutePath()))
    return false;
if (flDest.exists()) {
    if (deleteIfExist)
        flDest.delete();
    else
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voidsafelyDeleteFile(File filePath)
safely Delete File 
if (filePath != null && filePath.exists()) {
    filePath.delete();
voidsafelyDeleteFile(String filePath)
safely Delete File 
safelyDeleteFile(new File(filePath));
voiddeleteFolderFile(String filePath, boolean deleteThisPath)
delete Folder File 
if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(filePath)) {
    File file = new File(filePath);
    if (file.isDirectory()) {
        File files[] = file.listFiles();
        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            deleteFolderFile(files[i].getAbsolutePath(), true);
    if (deleteThisPath) {
        if (!file.isDirectory()) {
            file.delete();
        } else {
            if (file.listFiles().length == 0) {
                file.delete();
voiddeleteFile(File f)
delete File 
if (f.isDirectory()) {
    for (File f2 : f.listFiles())
        deleteFile(f2);
if (!f.delete())
    throw new RuntimeException("Unable to delete file: " + f);