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Java - atomically delete a (non-empty) directory

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In a Java application, is there a way to atomically (with regards to other running processes) delete a non-empty directory?

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asked Dec 15 '12 09:12

Dušan Rychnovský

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The OS (Windows, Unix) doesn't support this operation, but what you can do is rename the directory or even move it away and then delete it later.

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answered Oct 21 '22 07:10

Peter Lawrey

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