Deleting a directory

[Gnic]

Hi

I am trying to delete a directory and with the resursive parameter set to
true

Directory.Delete(@"c:\MyFolder", true);

but I got an IOException saying "The directory is not empty".

I thought that it won't complain about this if I set resursive to true?

any clue?

thanks

Gnic

 

[Gnic]

I found that everything in side the folder is delete, but not the folder
itself after I see the exception.

any clue?

 

[Jeff]

Did you check for hidden files?

 

[Gnic]

yup, there is no hidden file.

 

[Jeff]

yup, there is no hidden file.

I found this in MDSN about the Directory.Delete function exceptions:

Exception type Condition
IOException
A file with the same name and location specified by path exists.

-or-

The directory specified by path is read-only, or recursive is false and
path is not an empty directory.

-or-

The directory is the application's current working directory.

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Gnic,

Try to use ProcessExlorer tool, to find whether it working directory or not

G> I am trying to delete a directory and with the resursive parameter
G> set to true
G> Directory.Delete(@"c:\MyFolder", true);
G> but I got an IOException saying "The directory is not empty".
G> I thought that it won't complain about this if I set resursive to
G> true?
G> any clue?

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