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[Processing] Delete all folders with only one file
String parentFolder = "M:\\INSERT_PARENT_DIR_HERE";
void setup(){
File tmpDir;
File fParentFolder = new File(parentFolder);
println("Scanning " + fParentFolder.getAbsolutePath());
println("Folder exists: " + fParentFolder.exists());
File[] folderList = fParentFolder.listFiles();
println("Number of files/folders: " + folderList.length);
println("-----------------------------------");
for(int i=0; i<folderList.length; i++){
/*
tmpDir = new File(folderList[i]);
if(tmpDir.isDirectory() && tmpDir.list().length < 2){
println("Deleting directory: " + deleteDir(tmpDir));
}
*/
if(folderList[i].isDirectory() && folderList[i].list().length < 2){
println("Deleting directory: " + folderList[i].getAbsolutePath() + "\t\t" + deleteDir(folderList[i]));
}
}
}
// Deletes all files and subdirectories under dir.
// Returns true if all deletions were successful.
// If a deletion fails, the method stops attempting to delete and returns false.
public static boolean deleteDir(File dir) {
if (dir.isDirectory()) {
String[] children = dir.list();
for (int i=0; i<children.length; i++) {
boolean success = deleteDir(new File(dir, children[i]));
if (!success) {
return false;
}
}
}
// The directory is now empty so delete it
return dir.delete();
}
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