Re: Instantly delete a directory without recursion?
Re: Instantly delete a directory without recursion?
- Subject: Re: Instantly delete a directory without recursion?
- From: Oleg Krupnov <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 11:24:56 +0300
Hi Guillem,
You are correct, in many cases the number of files will not be big, so
it should not matter too much, but using the opportunity, I decided to
illuminate myself regarding the possibilities there are in the file
system.
I had an idea that because the directory tree is growing from a single
root, there *might* be a possibility to axe it off with a single hit.
Is it possible?
Thanks.
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Guillem Palou <email@hidden> wrote:
> When removing directories, the OS should remove all the tree created in the filesystem. I think you cannot do anything else?
> Is it so critical? How many files do you have to delete?
>
> On Oct 4, 2010, at 10:12 AM, Oleg Krupnov wrote:
>
>> Let me make the question more clear: I am aware of functions like
>> [NSFileManager removeItemAtPath: error:], but what they do under the
>> hood is they iterate through the subdirectories and files and delete
>> them first. This takes some time. I am interested if it is possible to
>> do this instantly, without even implicit recursion. Just remove the
>> directory and the files and subdirectories would disappear?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Oleg Krupnov <email@hidden> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Is there a way to delete a directory instantly and completely without
>>> first deleting all its subdirectories and files recursively?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Oleg.
>>>
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