Command Reference

Remove Directory

Removes (deletes) a directory from the local system. The directory must be empty (i.e. it must contain no files or subdirectories) in order to be removable. If you need to empty a directory before trying to remove it, use the Delete Files action first.

Action ID: 11
Action Category: Folders

Settings

Directory (folder) name

The path of the directory to remove.

Return Values

Value
(%LastErrorNum%)

Simple Message
(%LastErrorMsg%)

Verbose Message
(%LastErrorDetails%)

0 (OK)

 

 

1 - XXX (i.e. 1, 2, 3...N)

Could not remove directory.

<<System-defined error message>>
<<Destination>>

Example

In this example, we will remove a folder named "setup" from the user's temp directory. This folder was probably used to store temporary installation files.

Note: %TempDir% is a built-in variable.

Directory (folder) name: %TempDir%\setup

 

See Also: Alphabetical List of Actions, Categorical List of Actions, On Error tab