Re: File.delete() can do so only on empty directories.

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From: Joi Ellis [TeamB]
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 17:53

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Yonatan Taub <yonatanta@bashan.co.il> wrote:
> You can't delete an entire directory if it has files in it with the File
> class delete() method.
> This is most annoying!

Safety feature of most filesystems.

> How can I wipe a directory from out the face of my hard drive without
> worrying whether it has some files in it?

Write your own recursive delete function, or rely upon a Runtime.exec()
 to do it for you.  And be very, very paranoid that your app doesn't
accidently recursively delete from C:\.

I hesitate to trust apps that do this.

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