how to mark folders for deletion C#
Originally from:
http://abhi.dcmembers.com/blog/2009/03/24/mark-file-for-deletion-on-reboot/
Documentation:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/winbase/nf-winbase-movefileexa#parameters
///
/// Consts defined in WINBASE.H
///
[Flags]
internal enum MoveFileFlags
{
MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING = 1,
MOVEFILE_COPY_ALLOWED = 2,
MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT = 4, //This value can be used only if the process is in the context of a user who belongs to the administrators group or the LocalSystem account
MOVEFILE_WRITE_THROUGH = 8
}
/// <summary>
/// Marks the file for deletion during next system reboot
/// </summary>
/// <param name="lpExistingFileName">The current name of the file or directory on the local computer.</param>
/// <param name="lpNewFileName">The new name of the file or directory on the local computer.</param>
/// <param name="dwFlags">MoveFileFlags</param>
/// <returns>bool</returns>
/// <remarks>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365240(VS.85).aspx</remarks>
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportAttribute("kernel32.dll",EntryPoint="MoveFileEx")]
internal static extern bool MoveFileEx(string lpExistingFileName, string lpNewFileName,
MoveFileFlags dwFlags);
//Usage for marking the file to delete on reboot
MoveFileEx(fileToDelete, null, MoveFileFlags.MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT);
Use PInvoke and call MoveFileEx, passing null in as the destination....
This link has some sample code:
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
public static extern bool MoveFileEx(string lpExistingFileName, string lpNewFileName, int dwFlags);
public const int MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT = 0x4;
MoveFileEx(filename, null, MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT);