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> Unreal Engine API Reference > Plugins > BlueprintFileUtils > UBlueprintFileUtilsBPLibrary > UBlueprintFileUtilsBPLibrary::DeleteDirectory

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UBlueprintFileUtilsBPLibrary::DeleteDirectory

Deletes a directory and all the files in it and optionally all sub-directories and files within it

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References

Module	BlueprintFileUtils
Header	/Engine/Plugins/BlueprintFileUtils/Source/BlueprintFileUtils/Public/BlueprintFileUtilsBPLibrary.h
Include	#include "BlueprintFileUtilsBPLibrary.h"
Source	/Engine/Plugins/BlueprintFileUtils/Source/BlueprintFileUtils/Private/BlueprintFileUtilsBPLibrary.cpp

Syntax

[UFUNCTION](Programming/UnrealArchitecture/Reference/Functions)(BlueprintCallable, Category="FileUtils")
static bool DeleteDirectory
(
    const FString & Directory,
    bool bMustExist,
    bool bDeleteRecursively
)

Remarks

Deletes a directory and all the files in it and optionally all sub-directories and files within it

Returns

true if the directory was succesfully deleted, false otherwise

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Directory	The Directory to delete
bMustExist	If true, the directory must exist or the return value will be false
bDeleteRecursively	If true, all sub-directories will be deleted as well. If false and there are contents in the directory, the delete operation will fail.

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