Delete Directory

To delete a directory, select the directory to be deleted, then select the Delete option from the Directory menu or press the Delete button on the Toolbar. The Delete Directory dialog will appear.

Delete Directory Dialog

There are three buttons associated with deleting a directory: Delete, Del *.*, and Del Branch. They are activated automatically depending on the detected existence of files and/or subdirectories in the selected directory. If the directory is empty, the Delete button is enabled. If the directory contains files (but no subdirectories), the Del *.* button is enabled and a warning that the directory contains files is displayed. If the directory contains subdirectories, the Del Branch button is enabled and a warning that the directory contains subdirectories is displayed. Pushing the Del Branch button will delete the directory along with its files and subdirectories (if any).

Directories may be deleted without the dialog if the Confirm Directory Delete option is deselected in the Settings notebook. However, if the directory contains files or subdirectories, an interactive message window will still appear, warning that files and/or directories will be deleted, allowing abortion of the operation.

See Directory Operations for further discussion on using the dialogs to perform directory operations.