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Onetastic Macro Documentation > Functions > File System Functions > FileSystem_DeleteFolder

FileSystem_DeleteFolder

Deletes a folder and all files inside the folder recursively. Returns true for success and false for failure.

Syntax

Bool FileSystem_DeleteFolder(Folder|String folder)

Parameters

Folder|String folder
Folder to delete. This can either be a Folder object or a String that contains the full path to the folder.

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// Delete folder c:\temp\subfolder and all its contents FileSystem_DeleteFolder("c:\\temp\\subfolder")

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