Method deleteFile

app/src/processing/app/Platform.java:535–556

Delete a file or directory in a platform-specific manner. Removes a File object (a file or directory) from the system by placing it in the Trash or Recycle Bin (if available) or simply deleting it (if not). Also tries to find a suitable Trash location on Linux. When the file/folder is on another

(File file)

   * @throws IOException what went wrong
   */
  static public boolean deleteFile(File file) throws IOException {
    try {
      FileUtils fu = FileUtils.getInstance();
      if (fu.hasTrash()) {
        fu.moveToTrash(file);
        return true;
      }
    } catch (Throwable t) {
      // On macOS getting NoClassDefFoundError inside JNA on Big Sur.
      // (Can't find com.sun.jna.platform.mac.MacFileUtils$FileManager)
      // Just adding a catch-all here so that it does the fall-through below.
      System.err.println(t.getMessage());
    }

    if (file.isDirectory()) {
      Util.removeDir(file);
      return true;

    } else {
      return file.delete();
    }
  }


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