Delete files from directory inside Document directory?
IosSwiftNsfilemanagerNsdocumentdirectoryIos Problem Overview
I have created a Temp directory to store some files:
//MARK: -create save delete from directory
func createTempDirectoryToStoreFile(){
var error: NSError?
let paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSSearchPathDirectory.DocumentDirectory, NSSearchPathDomainMask.UserDomainMask, true)
let documentsDirectory: AnyObject = paths[0]
tempPath = documentsDirectory.stringByAppendingPathComponent("Temp")
if (!NSFileManager.defaultManager().fileExistsAtPath(tempPath!)) {
NSFileManager.defaultManager() .createDirectoryAtPath(tempPath!, withIntermediateDirectories: false, attributes: nil, error: &error)
}
}
It's fine, now I want to delete all the files that are inside the directory... I tried as below:
func clearAllFilesFromTempDirectory(){
var error: NSErrorPointer = nil
let dirPath = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.DocumentDirectory, .UserDomainMask, true)[0] as! String
var tempDirPath = dirPath.stringByAppendingPathComponent("Temp")
var directoryContents: NSArray = fileManager.contentsOfDirectoryAtPath(tempDirPath, error: error)!
if error == nil {
for path in directoryContents {
let fullPath = dirPath.stringByAppendingPathComponent(path as! String)
let removeSuccess = fileManager.removeItemAtPath(fullPath, error: nil)
}
}else{
println("seomthing went worng \(error)")
}
}
I notice that files are still there... What am I doing wrong?
Ios Solutions
Solution 1 - Ios
In case anyone needs this for the latest Swift / Xcode versions: here is an example to remove all files from the temp folder:
Swift 2.x:
func clearTempFolder() {
let fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager()
let tempFolderPath = NSTemporaryDirectory()
do {
let filePaths = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectoryAtPath(tempFolderPath)
for filePath in filePaths {
try fileManager.removeItemAtPath(tempFolderPath + filePath)
}
} catch {
print("Could not clear temp folder: \(error)")
}
}
Swift 3.x and Swift 4:
func clearTempFolder() {
let fileManager = FileManager.default
let tempFolderPath = NSTemporaryDirectory()
do {
let filePaths = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(atPath: tempFolderPath)
for filePath in filePaths {
try fileManager.removeItem(atPath: tempFolderPath + filePath)
}
} catch {
print("Could not clear temp folder: \(error)")
}
}
Solution 2 - Ios
Two things, use the temp
directory and second pass an error to the fileManager.removeItemAtPath
and place it in a if to see what failed. Also you should not be checking if the error is set but rather whether a methods has return data.
func clearAllFilesFromTempDirectory(){
var error: NSErrorPointer = nil
let dirPath = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.DocumentDirectory, .UserDomainMask, true)[0] as! String
var tempDirPath = dirPath.stringByAppendingPathComponent("Temp")
var directoryContents: NSArray = fileManager.contentsOfDirectoryAtPath(tempDirPath, error: error)?
if directoryContents != nil {
for path in directoryContents {
let fullPath = dirPath.stringByAppendingPathComponent(path as! String)
if fileManager.removeItemAtPath(fullPath, error: error) == false {
println("Could not delete file: \(error)")
}
}
} else {
println("Could not retrieve directory: \(error)")
}
}
To get the correct temporary directory use NSTemporaryDirectory()
Solution 3 - Ios
Swift 4.0 example that removes all files from an example folder "diskcache
" in the documents directory. I found the above examples unclear because they used the NSTemporaryDirectory() + filePath
which is not "url" style. For your convenience:
func clearDiskCache() {
let fileManager = FileManager.default
let myDocuments = fileManager.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first!
let diskCacheStorageBaseUrl = myDocuments.appendingPathComponent("diskCache")
guard let filePaths = try? fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(at: diskCacheStorageBaseUrl, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil, options: []) else { return }
for filePath in filePaths {
try? fileManager.removeItem(at: filePath)
}
}
Solution 4 - Ios
Swift 3:
func clearTempFolder() {
let fileManager = FileManager.default
let tempFolderPath = NSTemporaryDirectory()
do {
let filePaths = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(atPath: tempFolderPath)
for filePath in filePaths {
try fileManager.removeItem(atPath: NSTemporaryDirectory() + filePath)
}
} catch let error as NSError {
print("Could not clear temp folder: \(error.debugDescription)")
}
}
Solution 5 - Ios
Remove all files From Document Directory: Swift 4
func clearAllFile() {
let fileManager = FileManager.default
let myDocuments = fileManager.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first!
do {
try fileManager.removeItem(at: myDocuments)
} catch {
return
}
}
Solution 6 - Ios
Create Temp Folder in Document Directory (Swift 4)
func getDocumentsDirectory() -> URL {
// let paths = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)
// return paths[0]
let fileManager = FileManager.default
if let tDocumentDirectory = fileManager.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first {
let filePath = tDocumentDirectory.appendingPathComponent("MY_TEMP")
if !fileManager.fileExists(atPath: filePath.path) {
do {
try fileManager.createDirectory(atPath: filePath.path, withIntermediateDirectories: true, attributes: nil)
} catch {
NSLog("Couldn't create folder in document directory")
NSLog("==> Document directory is: \(filePath)")
return fileManager.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first!
}
}
NSLog("==> Document directory is: \(filePath)")
return filePath
}
return fileManager.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first!
}
Remove Files From Temp Directory: (Swift 4)
func clearAllFilesFromTempDirectory(){
let fileManager = FileManager.default
do {
let strTempPath = getDocumentsDirectory().path
let filePaths = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(atPath: strTempPath)
for filePath in filePaths {
try fileManager.removeItem(atPath: strTempPath + "/" + filePath)
}
} catch {
print("Could not clear temp folder: \(error)")
}
}
Solution 7 - Ios
Using Files
https://github.com/JohnSundell/Files
do {
for folder:Folder in (FileSystem().documentFolder?.subfolders)! {
try folder.delete()
}
} catch _ {
print("Error")
}
Solution 8 - Ios
After research, I find this perfect solution,
You can delete all files & folders, this will skip hidden files (for example, .DS_Store)
func clearCache(){
let fileManager = FileManager.default
do {
let documentDirectoryURL = try fileManager.url(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask, appropriateFor: nil, create: false)
let fileURLs = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(at: documentDirectoryURL, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil, options: .skipsHiddenFiles)
for url in fileURLs {
try fileManager.removeItem(at: url)
}
} catch {
print(error)
}
}
Solution 9 - Ios
Simple func to delete a file from app Documents folder.
func removeItem(_ relativeFilePath: String) {
guard let documentsDirectory = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first else { return }
let absoluteFilePath = documentsDirectory.appendingPathComponent(relativeFilePath)
try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: absoluteFilePath)
}
Usage:
removeItem("path/to/file.txt")