File.Delete() versus FileInfo.Delete()

Question

Is there much of a difference between using the static methods of the File object as opposed to creating a new FileInfo object and calling those methods?

Answer 1

The only difference is that File must resolve the specified path (assuming it is relative), while the FileInfo should have already have the resolved path.

Answer 2

Both are calling Win32Native.DeleteFile()

Answer 3

It depends. If you are performing a single operation use the File class and if you are performing multiple operations on the same file, use FileInfo.

EDIT: I made this point as my understanding is that the File class's static methods will always check for the security. But if you are re-using the instance of FileInfo, the methods will do the security check only for the first time and not on each subsequent calls.