deleting folder from java [duplicate]

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If you use Apache Commons IO it’s a one-liner:

FileUtils.deleteDirectory(dir);

See FileUtils.deleteDirectory()


Guava used to support similar functionality:

Files.deleteRecursively(dir);

This has been removed from Guava several releases ago.

While the above version is very simple, it is also pretty dangerous, as it makes a lot of assumptions without telling you. So while it may be safe in most cases, I prefer the “official way” to do it (since Java 7):

public static void deleteFileOrFolder(final Path path) throws IOException {
  Files.walkFileTree(path, new SimpleFileVisitor<Path>(){
    @Override public FileVisitResult visitFile(final Path file, final BasicFileAttributes attrs)
      throws IOException {
      Files.delete(file);
      return CONTINUE;
    }

    @Override public FileVisitResult visitFileFailed(final Path file, final IOException e) {
      return handleException(e);
    }

    private FileVisitResult handleException(final IOException e) {
      e.printStackTrace(); // replace with more robust error handling
      return TERMINATE;
    }

    @Override public FileVisitResult postVisitDirectory(final Path dir, final IOException e)
      throws IOException {
      if(e!=null)return handleException(e);
      Files.delete(dir);
      return CONTINUE;
    }
  });
};

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