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DeleteContents

DeleteContents
is an option for DeleteDirectory that specifies whether the contents of directories should automatically be deleted.

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Copy a directory:

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List of files in the directory:

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The contents of the directory cannot be deleted:

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Use DeleteContents->True to automatically delete the contents:

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The directory is no longer there:

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