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DeleteDirectory

deletes the specified directory.

DeleteDirectory["dir", DeleteContents->True] deletes dir and all files and directories that it contains.

DeleteDirectory returns Null if it succeeds in deleting a directory, and $Failed if it fails.

Create a directory:

Check the presence of the new directory:

Delete the directory:

The directory is no longer there:

Create a directory:

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Check the presence of the new directory:

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Delete the directory:

The directory is no longer there:

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