Re: Instantly delete a directory without recursion?
Re: Instantly delete a directory without recursion?
- Subject: Re: Instantly delete a directory without recursion?
- From: Guillem Palou <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 14:54:44 +0200
I don't think so,
If time is a constraint, try running the delete process in a background thread, if it is not a problem.
On Oct 4, 2010, at 10:24 AM, Oleg Krupnov wrote:
> 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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