Copy, delete and move files in VB.NET

In this article we will learn how to delete, copy and move files in VB.NET

This method shows how to delete files in a folder.
Using System.IO class Directory class we will check whether the folder name in "sourcePath" exists or not.
If directory is not present in the disk then we will create it. Then we will check any files are present in that folder.
If present then we loop through all files one by one and delete those file using File.Delete method.

Public Sub DeleteFilesFromFolders(ByVal sourcePath As String)
        If (Directory.Exists(DirPath)) Then
            For Each fName As String In Directory.GetFiles(DirPath)
                If File.Exists(fName) Then
                    File.Delete(fName)
                End If
            Next
        End If
    End Sub


' This method shows how to move files from one folder to another folder.

    Public Sub MoveFiles(ByVal sourcePath As String, ByVal DestinationPath As String)
        If (Directory.Exists(sourcePath)) Then
            For Each fName As String In Directory.GetFiles(sourcePath)
                If File.Exists(fName) Then
                    Dim dFile As String = String.Empty
                    dFile = Path.GetFileName(fName)
                    Dim dFilePath As String = String.Empty
                    dFilePath = DestinationPath + dFile
                    File.Move(fName, dFilePath)
                End If
            Next
        End If
    End Sub

' This method shows how to copy files from one folder to another folder.

    Public Sub CopyFiles(ByVal sourcePath As String, ByVal DestinationPath As String)
        If (Directory.Exists(sourcePath)) Then
            For Each fName As String In Directory.GetFiles(sourcePath)
                If File.Exists(fName) Then
                    Dim dFile As String = String.Empty
                    dFile = Path.GetFileName(fName)
                    Dim dFilePath As String = String.Empty
                    dFilePath = DestinationPath + dFile
                    File.Copy(fName, dFilePath, True)
                End If
            Next
        End If
    End Sub