File.DeleteToRecycleBin Method

Deletes the file to Recycle Bin.
public static void DeleteToRecycleBin( 
string targetFile 
)
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Parameters

targetFile
string

The target file.

public static void DeleteToRecycleBin(string targetFile)
 {
     System.IO.File.SetAttributes(targetFile, FileAttributes.Normal);
     Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.DeleteFile(targetFile,
         Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.UIOption.OnlyErrorDialogs,
         Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.RecycleOption.SendToRecycleBin);
 }
					
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.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8

.NET Core

Supported in: 5.0+, 6.0+

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