Delete all files and folders in a directory

Pop ; foreach var file in dir. Push subDir ; stackB. Jeppe Andreasen Jeppe Andreasen 4 4 silver badges 3 3 bronze badges. I know this is an ancient question but this is the perhaps new correct answer: new DirectoryInfo folder. Delete true ;. Piet du Preez Piet du Preez 41 1 1 bronze badge. This also deletes the root directory, which isn't what the question asks. Exists topPath ; Console. Matt Salma Tofaily Salma Tofaily 65 5 5 bronze badges. GetDirectories subDir.

It's not the best way to deal with the issue above. But it's an alternative one GetDirectories dirpath. GetFiles Directory. GetDirectories dirpath [0]. Delete Directory. MapPath path ; if Folder. Entreco Ashok Luhach Ashok Luhach 1 1 1 bronze badge. Delete filePath ;. Julian E. GetParent Filepathe. Manish Y Manish Y 11 1 1 bronze badge. To delete the folder, this is code using Text box and a button using System. Text ; foreach FileInfo file in myDirInfo.

Abdelrhman Khalil Abdelrhman Khalil 1 1 1 bronze badge. Show "ples write the path of the folder" ; Pathfolder. GetAttributes Pathfolder. Text ; if attr. HasFlag FileAttributes. Directory MessageBox. Show "Its a directory" ; else MessageBox. Robert 5, 43 43 gold badges 61 61 silver badges bronze badges. LysanderM LysanderM 1 1 gold badge 1 1 silver badge 5 5 bronze badges. Delete HttpContext. MapPath path , True You don't need more than that.

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