Hi Guillem, You are correct, in many cases the number of files will not be big, so it should not matter too much, but using the opportunity, I decided to illuminate myself regarding the possibilities there are in the file system.
I had an idea that because the directory tree is growing from a single root, there *might* be a possibility to axe it off with a single hit. Is it possible? Thanks. On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Guillem Palou <guillem.pa...@gmail.com> wrote: > When removing directories, the OS should remove all the tree created in the > filesystem. I think you cannot do anything else? > Is it so critical? How many files do you have to delete? > > On Oct 4, 2010, at 10:12 AM, Oleg Krupnov wrote: > >> Let me make the question more clear: I am aware of functions like >> [NSFileManager removeItemAtPath: error:], but what they do under the >> hood is they iterate through the subdirectories and files and delete >> them first. This takes some time. I am interested if it is possible to >> do this instantly, without even implicit recursion. Just remove the >> directory and the files and subdirectories would disappear? >> >> Thanks! >> >> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Oleg Krupnov <oleg.krup...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is there a way to delete a directory instantly and completely without >>> first deleting all its subdirectories and files recursively? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Oleg. >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) >> >> Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. >> Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com >> >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/guillem.palou%40gmail.com >> >> This email sent to guillem.pa...@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
