Directory is not empty error in c#
c#
Solution
Do a recursive delete: `Directory.Delete(exportTargetPath, true);`
MSDN specifically says that you will get an IOException if:
The directory specified by path is read-only, or recursive is false and path is not an empty directory.
Problem
In my example I am trying to delete the folders under a particular folder. My folder structure like this... `C:\Export\MyDir1\MyDir2\MyDir3\MyDir4\MyDir5` This structure will come on the fly. Next time when I run my application it should check for `C:\Export\MyDir1` directory and delete if exists. I written like this ``` private static string getExportPath(string exportTargetPath, string parentIssue) { string exportPath = Path.Combine(exportTargetPath, parentIssue); if (Directory.Exists(exportPath)) { string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(exportPath); string[] dirs = Directory.GetDirectories(exportTargetPath); File.SetAttributes(exportTargetPath, FileAttributes.Normal); Directory.Delete(exportTargetPath,false); } return exportPath; } ``` I checked with the issue posted in this sit Issue I tried with this one but can't get solution. As per the suggested answer for this question, when i try to iterate through the directories then it is going to infinite loop. Where I done the mistake? Could any one help me?