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Updated on 2025-04-11

Code to delete files under ios system

Method 1: This objective c code is used to delete files with specified paths

if ([fileManager removeItemAtPath:@"FilePath" error:NULL]) {
   NSLog(@"Removed successfully");
 }

Method 2:

NSFileManager *defaultManager;
defaultManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];

[defaultManager removeFileAtPath: tildeFilename
handler: nil];

The handler can receive messages. For example, if the deletion fails, you can use fileManager: shouldProceedAfterError: .

Method 3:

IOS Delete Files Delete Folders Create Files Create Folders Determine the file exists md5 Encapsulation Class

I have been using data access and deletion recently, so I wrote a class that includes functions. It is quite convenient to use it myself. I will share it again.

//
// 
// xunYi7
//
// Created by david on 13-6-28.
// Copyright (c) 2013 david. All rights reserved.//

#import <CommonCrypto/>
#import ""
#import ""

@implementation StorageData

-(void) connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveData:(NSData *)data{
  NSLog(@"Start didReceiveData search data");
}

-(void) connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveResponse:(NSURLResponse *)response{
  NSLog(@"Start didReceiveResponse to search data");
}

-(void) connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didFailWithError:(NSError *)error{
  NSLog(@"didFailWithError");
}

-(void) connectionDidFinishLoading:(NSURLConnection *)connection{
  NSLog(@"connectionDidFinishLoading");
}

+(NSMutableData *)remoteFetchData:(NSString *)dataUrl{
  NSString *currentDataFilePath = [[self dataPath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:[self fetchTodayDate]];
  
  //Create a directory  currentDataFilePath = [self createDirectory:currentDataFilePath];
  
  currentDataFilePath = [currentDataFilePath stringByAppendingPathComponent:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@.plist",[self md5:dataUrl]]];
  
  if([xunYi7AppDelegate isReachable]){
    NSURL *url = [[NSURL alloc] initWithString:dataUrl];
    NSURLRequest *request = [[NSURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:url
                           cachePolicy:NSURLRequestUseProtocolCachePolicy
                         timeoutInterval:60];
    
    NSURLResponse *response = [[NSURLResponse alloc] init];
    NSError *receiveDataError = [[NSError alloc] init];
    
    NSMutableData *receivedData = (NSMutableData *)[NSURLConnection sendSynchronousRequest:request
                                       returningResponse:&response
                                             error:&receiveDataError];
    [UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = NO;
    
    return receivedData;
  }else{
    [xunYi7AppDelegate showNetworkMessage];
  }

  return nil;
}

+(NSMutableData *)localFetchData:(NSString *)dataUrl{
  
  NSString *currentDataFilePath = [[self dataPath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:[self fetchTodayDate]];
  NSString *yesterdayDataFilePath = [[self dataPath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:[self fetchYesterdayDate]];
  
  //Create a directory  currentDataFilePath = [self createDirectory:currentDataFilePath];
  
  currentDataFilePath = [currentDataFilePath stringByAppendingPathComponent:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@.plist",[self md5:dataUrl]]];
  yesterdayDataFilePath = [yesterdayDataFilePath stringByAppendingPathComponent:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@.plist",[self md5:dataUrl]]];
  
  NSMutableData *localData = [self fromFilenamePathFetchLocalData:currentDataFilePath];
  
  if(localData != nil){//Local data    return localData;
    
  }else{//Remote data acquisition    
    NSMutableData *receivedData = [self remoteFetchData:dataUrl];
    
    if(receivedData != nil){
      if([self storageDataToFile:receivedData fileName:currentDataFilePath]){
        NSLog(@"Save successfully");
        [self removeDirectory];
      }else{
        NSLog(@"Save failed");
      }
    }else{
      if((localData = [self fromFilenamePathFetchLocalData:yesterdayDataFilePath]) != nil){
        return localData;
      }
    }
    return receivedData;
  }
  return nil;
}

//md5 encrypted string+(NSString *)md5:(NSString *)str{
  const char *cStr = [str UTF8String];
  unsigned char result[16];
  CC_MD5(cStr, strlen(cStr), result); // This is the md5 call
  return [NSString stringWithFormat:
      @"%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x",
      result[0], result[1], result[2], result[3],
      result[4], result[5], result[6], result[7],
      result[8], result[9], result[10], result[11],
      result[12], result[13], result[14], result[15]
      ]; 
}
//Upload image storage+(void) saveUploadImage:(UIImage *)image withName:(NSString *)imageName{
  NSFileManager *fileManager = [[NSFileManager alloc] init];
  NSError *error;
  
  // Get the sandbox directory  NSString *fullPath = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Documents"];
  fullPath = [fullPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"tmpImage"];
  if(![fileManager fileExistsAtPath:fullPath]){
    [fileManager createDirectoryAtPath:fullPath
        withIntermediateDirectories:YES
                attributes:nil
                   error:&error];
  }
  
  fullPath = [fullPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:imageName];
  NSData *imageData = UIImageJPEGRepresentation(image, 0.5);
  
  // Write pictures to file  [imageData writeToFile:fullPath atomically:NO];
}

//Upload image to delete+(void) removeUploadImage:(UIImage *)image withName:(NSString *)imageName{
  NSFileManager *fileManager = [[NSFileManager alloc] init];
  NSError *error;
  
  // Get the sandbox directory  NSString *fullPath = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Documents"];
  fullPath = [fullPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"tmpImage"];
  if(![fileManager fileExistsAtPath:fullPath]){
    [fileManager removeItemAtPath:fullPath error:&error];
  }
}

//Get stored pictures+(NSString *)fetchUploadImagePath:(NSString *)imageName{
  NSString *fullPath = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Documents"];
  fullPath = [fullPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"tmpImage"];
  fullPath = [fullPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:imageName];
  return fullPath;
}

//Judge whether the file exists+(NSString *)isFileExists:(NSString *)fullpath{
  NSFileManager *fileManager = [[NSFileManager alloc] init];
  if([fileManager fileExistsAtPath:fullpath]){
    return fullpath;
  }
  return nil;
}

//Data storage//+(void)

//Get the directory where the file is stored+(NSString *)dataPath{
  //The image access path is first specified here (by default, written to the application sandbox)  NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory,NSUserDomainMask, YES);
  
  //Give the file a file name  NSString *filePathDerectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
  
  return filePathDerectory;
}

//Get the data of the specified file+(NSMutableData *)fromFilenamePathFetchLocalData:(NSString *)filename{
  //Save data to the specified file  NSFileManager *fileManager = [[NSFileManager alloc] init];
  if([fileManager fileExistsAtPath:filename]){
    NSData *data = [fileManager contentsAtPath:filename];
    return [data mutableCopy];
  }
  
  return nil;
}

//Storage data to the specified file+(BOOL) storageDataToFile:(NSData *)data fileName:(NSString *)fileName{
  //Save data to the specified file  NSFileManager *fileManager = [[NSFileManager alloc] init];
  if([fileManager createFileAtPath:fileName contents:data attributes:nil]){
    return YES;
  }else{
    return NO;
  }
}

//Delete the file+(void) deleteFile:(NSString *)fileName{
  NSFileManager *fileManager = [[NSFileManager alloc] init];
  NSError *error;
  [fileManager removeItemAtPath:fileName error:&error];
}

//Get today's date+(NSString *) fetchTodayDate{
  NSDate *currentDate = [NSDate date];
  NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
  [dateFormatter setDateStyle:NSDateFormatterMediumStyle];
  return [dateFormatter stringFromDate:currentDate];
}

//Get yesterday's date+(NSString *) fetchYesterdayDate{
  NSDate *yesterdayDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:-(24 * 60 * 60)];
  NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
  [dateFormatter setDateStyle:NSDateFormatterMediumStyle];
  return [dateFormatter stringFromDate:yesterdayDate];
}

//Get the date of the day before yesterday+(NSString *) fetchYesterdayBeforeDate{
  NSDate *yesterdayDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:-(2 * (24 * 60 * 60))];
  NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
  [dateFormatter setDateStyle:NSDateFormatterMediumStyle];
  return [dateFormatter stringFromDate:yesterdayDate];
}

//Get the data of the stored file
//Create a file
//Create a directory+(NSString *) createDirectory:(NSString *)directoryName{
  NSFileManager *fileManager = [[NSFileManager alloc] init];
  NSError *error;
  if(![fileManager fileExistsAtPath:directoryName]){
    [fileManager createDirectoryAtPath:directoryName
        withIntermediateDirectories:YES
                attributes:nil
                   error:&error];
    if(error == nil){
      return directoryName;
    }else{
      return directoryName;
    }
  }else{
    return directoryName;
  }
}
//Delete the file+(void) removeFile:(NSString *)filePath{
  NSError *error;
  
  NSFileManager *fileManager = [[NSFileManager alloc] init];
  if([fileManager fileExistsAtPath:filePath]){
    [fileManager removeItemAtPath:filePath error:&error];
  }
  if(error){
    NSLog(@"error = %@",error);
  }
}

//Delete the directory+(void) removeDirectory{
  NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
  NSString *documentsPath = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
  NSString *removeDirectoryPath = [documentsPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:[self fetchYesterdayBeforeDate]];
  NSError *error;
  
  NSFileManager *fileManager = [[NSFileManager alloc] init];
  if([fileManager fileExistsAtPath:removeDirectoryPath]){
    [fileManager removeItemAtPath:removeDirectoryPath error:&error];
  }
  if(error){
    NSLog(@"error = %@",error);
  }
}
@end


//
// 
// xunYi7
//
// Created by david on 13-6-28.
// Copyright (c) 2013 david. All rights reserved.//

#import <Foundation/>

@interface StorageData : NSObject<NSURLConnectionDataDelegate, NSURLConnectionDelegate>

+(NSMutableData *)remoteFetchData:(NSString *)dataUrl;
+(NSMutableData *)localFetchData:(NSString *)dataUrl;
+(void) saveUploadImage:(UIImage *)image withName:(NSString *)imageName;
+(NSString *) uploadImage:(UIImage *)image withName:(NSString *)imageName;
+(NSString *) fetchUploadImagePath;
+(NSString *) fetchUploadImagePath:(NSString *)imageName;
+(void) removeUploadImage:(UIImage *)image withName:(NSString *)imageName;
+(NSString *)isFileExists:(NSString *)fullpath;
+(void) removeFile:(NSString *)filePath;
@end

There are some imperfections, I hope to correct and modify