How to delete a file from SD card?

Question

I am creating a file to send as an attachment to an email. Now I want to delete the image after sending the email. Is there a way to delete the file?

I have tried

myFile.delete();

but it didn't delete the file.

I'm using this code for Android, so the programming language is Java using the usual Android ways to access the SD card. I am deleting the file in the

onActivityResult

method, when an

Intent

is returned to the screen after sending an email.

Answer 1

File file = new File(selectedFilePath);
boolean deleted = file.delete();

where selectedFilePath is the path of the file you want to delete - for example:

/sdcard/YourCustomDirectory/ExampleFile.mp3

How to delete a file from SD card?

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