I don't think so, If time is a constraint, try running the delete process in a background thread, if it is not a problem.
On Oct 4, 2010, at 10:24 AM, Oleg Krupnov wrote: > 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
