skipping files while deleting that are currently in use

Asked Jul 26 '22 at 14:10

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i try to make a temp cleaner and the program it self works but how can i write the programm that it skips the files that are currently in use?

here is the script i used

System.IO.DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(path);

    foreach (FileInfo file in di.GetFiles())
    {
        file.Delete(); 
    }
    foreach (DirectoryInfo dir in di.GetDirectories())
    {
        dir.Delete(true); 
    }

edited Jul 26 '22 at 14:11

asked Jul 26 '22 at 14:10

Exil_S

You could throw a try catch around it, and do nothing in the catch – Kevin Jul 26 '22 at 14:15
@Kevin Or you'd react according to the exception thrown? – SimonC Jul 26 '22 at 14:16
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/876473/is-there-a-way-to-check-if-a-file-is-in-use – Olli Jul 26 '22 at 14:16
@Kevin how do i do that? – Exil_S Jul 28 '22 at 12:08
Does this answer your question? [Deleting Files - Skip Files in Use](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53361930/deleting-files-skip-files-in-use) – string.Empty Jul 28 '22 at 12:51

skipping files while deleting that are currently in use

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