Delete Directory
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This action can be used to delete an existing directory from a specific location together with all the files and folders inside it.
This activity performs a permanent deletion, you can't restore the folder from Recycle Bin.
Folder Path: set the path to the location of the folder to be deleted.
Display Name: action display name in your implementation project.
Wait Before: number milliseconds robot to wait before executing the action.
Wait After: number milliseconds robot to wait until moving to the next action.
Abort on Error: True/False
Retry Times: Specifies the number of times to retry an action if it doesn't end successfully. Default value 0 (no retry); Use -1 if you want to retry indefinitely.
Delete a folder containing scan copies of accounting documents older than the legal period to store them
Delete confidential documents before assigning a station to a different employee
Ince an employee's access was reduced, delete folders from his/her station where he/she doesn't have access anymore.
Example
In this example, the robot will delete a folder selected using the Choose Folder activity.
Watch the robot in action:
You can see how the Delete Directory activity is used in an example that incorporates multiple activities. You can check and download the example from here:
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