How do I delete the entire folder/ directory?

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I want to delete the entire folder or directory along with files and folders contained in it. How can I implement in C#?

You tagged asp.net. Then Delete on client-side or server-side? — Nikhil Agrawal, May 24 '12 at 06:49

Marco · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-24T07:15:50.697

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Try using

Directory.Delete(dir_path, true);

Check manual

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answered May 24 '12 at 06:52

Marco

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@Default: thanks, I didn't see I had italian page (but "as original", so in English !!) – Marco May 24 '12 at 07:16

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:26

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Since it is tagges c# I assume the directory is at server side.Refer this link

How to delete all files and folders in a directory?

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answered May 24 '12 at 06:53

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st_stefanov · Answer 3 · 2012-05-24T07:00:48.477

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var dInfo = new DirectoryInfo("your_path_to_dir");
dInfo.Delete(true);

The true parameter in the Delete method is Recursive = true. This tells the method to delete the current folder and everything inside it. Files and folders.

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answered May 24 '12 at 06:54

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Path is to be mentioned along with the directory name? – user1509 May 24 '12 at 06:58
@coder311: `Path` is the directory full path, the one I called `dir_path` – Marco May 24 '12 at 06:59
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Your code works, but getting `DirectoryInfo` just to delete a folder is cpu-wasting ;) – Marco May 24 '12 at 07:02
Thanks for your comment. And it depends, if he had performed some other action before delete. May be he needd to check some conditions before that... – st_stefanov May 24 '12 at 07:06

How do I delete the entire folder/ directory?

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