Java Delete Files

Delete a File

To delete a file in Java, we use delete() method.

Example

import java.io.File; //import the File class
 
public class DeleteFile {
       public static void main (String args[]){
              File myFile = new File("filename.txt");
              if(myFile.delete()) {
                     System.out.println("Deleted the File: "+myFile.getName());
              } else {
                     System.out.println("Failed to Delete file");
                    
              }
       }
}

Output

Deleted the File: filename.txt

Delete a Folder

We can also delete a folder using delete() method.

Example

import java.io.File; //import the File class
 
public class DeleteFile {
       public static void main (String args[]){
              File myFile = new File("C:\\Users\\SparkDatabox\\MyFolder");
              if(myFile.delete()) {
                     System.out.println("Deleted the Folder: "+myFile.getName());
              } else {
                     System.out.println("Failed to Delete Folder");
              }
       }
}

Output

Deleted the Folder: MyFolder