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Delete a File

To delete a file in Java, use the delete() method:

Example

import java.io.File;  // Import the File class

 

public class DeleteFile {

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    File myObj = new File("filename.txt");

    if (myObj.delete()) {

      System.out.println("Deleted the file: " + myObj.getName());

    } else {

      System.out.println("Failed to delete the file.");

    }

  }

}

The output will be:

Deleted the file: filename.txt

 

Delete a Folder

You can also delete a folder. However, it must be empty:

Example

import java.io.File;

 

public class DeleteFolder {

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    File myObj = new File("C:\Users\MyName\Test");

    if (myObj.delete()) {

      System.out.println("Deleted the folder: " + myObj.getName());

    } else {

      System.out.println("Failed to delete the folder.");

    }

  }

}

The output will be:

Deleted the folder: Test

 

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