How to delete all files and folders in a directory?

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How to delete all files and folders in a directory?

Utilizing C#, how might I erase all records and folders from a directory, yet at the same time keep the root registry?

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3 years ago by vishaljlf39

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**akshay1995** · Answer 1 · 2021-05-25T12:32:28

The following code will clear the folder recursively:



private void clearFolder(string FolderName)

{

    DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo(FolderName);



    foreach(FileInfo fi in dir.GetFiles())

    {

        fi.Delete();

    }



    foreach (DirectoryInfo di in dir.GetDirectories())

    {

        clearFolder(di.FullName);

        di.Delete();

    }

}

**RoliMishra** · Answer 2 · 2021-05-26T14:20:26

You can try this:

System.IO.DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo("YourPath");



foreach (FileInfo file in di.GetFiles())

{

    file.Delete(); 

}

foreach (DirectoryInfo dir in di.GetDirectories())

{

    dir.Delete(true); 

}

**sandhya6gczb** · Answer 3 · 2021-06-04T13:29:10

sandhya6gczb

Use the following code



new System.IO.DirectoryInfo(@"C:\Temp").Delete(true);



 //Or



 System.IO.Directory.Delete(@"C:\Temp", true);

3 years ago

**pankajshivnani123** · Answer 4 · 2021-06-19T12:04:55

Yes, that's the correct way to do it. If you're looking to give yourself a "Clean" (or, as I'd prefer to call it, "Empty" function), you can create an extension method.



public static void Empty(this System.IO.DirectoryInfo directory)

{

    foreach(System.IO.FileInfo file in directory.GetFiles()) file.Delete();

    foreach(System.IO.DirectoryInfo subDirectory in directory.GetDirectories()) subDirectory.Delete(true);

}

This will then allow you to do something like..



System.IO.DirectoryInfo directory = new System.IO.DirectoryInfo(@"C:\...");



directory.Empty();

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How to delete all files and folders in a directory?

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