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# Delete file/folder

![](/files/DxMBPVONpUH6BMY7Nf4N)

Element deleting a file

![](/files/pBmept8FekrvDC0cc7oY)

Properties

\- Path\*: \[String] Path to a file to be deleted (c:\folder\file.txt)

```
C#
System.IO.File.Delete(@"C:\text.txt");
System.IO.Directory.Delete(@"C:\Dir");

Python
System.IO.File.Delete("C:\\text.txt")
System.IO.Directory.Delete("C:\\Dir")

JavaScript
_lib.System.IO.File.Delete("C:\\text.txt");
_lib.System.IO.Directory.Delete("C:\\Dir");
```