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

voiddeleteAllFiles(Vector filesToDelete)
delete All Files 
for (int i = 0; i < filesToDelete.size(); i++) {
    ((File) filesToDelete.get(i)).delete();
FiledeleteAllFilesAux(String input, File swapFolder)
Deletes all files in inputFolder backing them up in swapFolder. 
File result = null;
File file = new File(input);
if (file.exists()) 
    if (file.isDirectory()) 
        File originalFolder = file; 
        File swap = null;
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voiddeleteAllFilesIn(String dir)
delete All Files In 
List<File> files = getAllFilesIn(dir);
for (int i = 0; i < files.size(); i++) {
    files.get(i).delete();
booleandeleteAllFilesInDir(File dir)
delete All Files In Dir 
if (dir.isDirectory()) {
    boolean result = true;
    File[] filelist = dir.listFiles();
    for (int i = 0; i < filelist.length; i++) {
        result &= deleteAllFilesInDir(filelist[i]);
    return result;
} else {
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booleandeleteAllFilesInDirectory(String path)
deletes entire contents of a folder. 
File folder = new File(path);
if (folder != null && folder.exists() && folder.isDirectory()) {
    File[] files = folder.listFiles();
    if (files != null) {
        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            files[i].delete();
    return true;
return false;
voiddeleteAllFilesOnlyInDirectory(File startingDir)
delete All Files Only In Directory 
File[] filesToDelete = startingDir.listFiles();
if (filesToDelete != null) {
    for (int i = 0; i < filesToDelete.length; i++) {
        if (filesToDelete[i].isFile() && !filesToDelete[i].delete())
            System.out.println("Unable to delete file: " + filesToDelete[i].getPath());
voiddeleteAllFilesRecursively(String directoryName)
delete All Files Recursively 
File dir = new File(directoryName);
if (dir.exists()) {
    deleteAllFilesRecursively(dir);
    dir.delete();
StringdeleteAndCreateFolder(String path)
delete And Create Folder 
boolean success_del;
File folder = new File(path);
success_del = deleteDirectory(folder);
if (!success_del) {
    throw new IOException();
File newFolder = new File(path);
if (newFolder.mkdir() == true) {
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intdeleteBlankPath(String path)
delete Blank Path 
File f = new File(path);
if (!f.canWrite()) {
    return 1;
if (f.list() != null && f.list().length > 0) {
    return 2;
if (f.delete()) {
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voiddeleteChildDirectoriesExcept(File path, String... directoriesToSkip)
delete Child Directories Except 
if (path.isDirectory()) {
    for (File child : path.listFiles()) {
        String name = child.getName();
        if (child.isDirectory()) {
            boolean skip = false;
            for (String directoryToSkip : directoriesToSkip) {
                if (name.equalsIgnoreCase(directoryToSkip)) {
                    skip = true;
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