Delete(System.String)

Deletes an empty directory from a specified path.

Syntax

public static void Delete (string path)

Parameters

path
The name of the empty directory to remove. This directory must be writable and empty.

Exceptions

Type Reason
ArgumentException path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more implementation-specific invalid characters.
ArgumentNullException path is null.
System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException The specified path was not found.
System.IO.IOException The directory specified by path is read-only or is not empty.
System.Security.SecurityException The caller does not have the required permission.
System.IO.PathTooLongException The length of path or the absolute path information for path exceeds the system-defined maximum length.
UnauthorizedAccessException The caller does not have the required permission.

Type	Reason
ArgumentException	path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more implementation-specific invalid characters.
ArgumentNullException	path is `null`.
System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException	The specified path was not found.
System.IO.IOException	The directory specified by path is read-only or is not empty.
System.Security.SecurityException	The caller does not have the required permission.
System.IO.PathTooLongException	The length of path or the absolute path information for path exceeds the system-defined maximum length.
UnauthorizedAccessException	The caller does not have the required permission.

Remarks

This method behaves identically to Directory.Delete(string, bool) with false specified for the second parameter.

The path parameter may specify relative or absolute path information. Relative path information is interpreted as relative to the current working directory. To obtain the current working directory, see Directory.GetCurrentDirectory.

Trailing spaces are removed from the end of the path parameter before deleting the directory.

This method throws an System.IO.IOException if the directory specified in the path parameter contains files or subdirectories.

The path parameter is not case-sensitive.

In some cases, if you have the specified directory open in File Explorer, the Directory.Delete(string) method may not be able to delete it.

Permissions

Type	Reason
System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission	Requires permission to write to the specified directory. See System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermissionAccess.Write.

Requirements

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0