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FileDelete
Last update:
May 18, 2026
Note: 
You can find the CFFiddle demo of this function and other file functions as part of a project that is shared with you.
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- Navigate to the project in the left pane.
- Once you make some changes in any cfm in the project, a pop up displays asking you to save the project.
- Give the project a suitable name and click Save.
- Create a folder named dir1 and upload a text file, myfile.txt.
Description
Deletes the specified on-disk or in-memory file on the server.
Category
Function syntax
FileDelete(filepath) |
See also
History
ColdFusion 8: Added this function.
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
filepath | Pathname of the on-disk or in-memory file to delete. If not an absolute path (starting with a drive letter and a colon, or a forward or backward slash), it is relative to the ColdFusion temporary directory, which is returned by the getTempDirectory function. |
Usage
Use this function to free the memory used by an in-memory file. For more information on using in-memory files, see Working with in-memory files in the Developing ColdFusion Applications.
Example
The following example deletes the file c:\productiondir\test1.txt before moving c:\testdir\test1.txt:
<h3>FileDelete Example</h3>
<cfset sourcefile="c:\testdir\test1.txt">
<cfset destinationfile="c:\productiondir\test1.txt">
<cfif FileExists(#sourcefile#)>
<cfif FileExists(#destinationfile#)>
<cfoutput>The destination file already exists.<br>
Deleting previous copy of #destinationfile#.<br>
Moving: #sourcefile# <br>
To: <br> #destinationfile#.</cfoutput><br>
<cfscript>
FileDelete(#destinationfile#);
FileMove(#sourcefile#, #destinationfile#);
</cfscript>
<cfelse>
<cfscript>
FileMove(#sourcefile#, #destinationfile#);
</cfscript>
<cfoutput>Moved: #sourcefile# <br>
To: <br> #destinationfile#.</cfoutput><br>
</cfif>
<cfelse>
<cfoutput>The source file does not exist.</cfoutput><br>
</cfif>
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