How To: Delete a File
Demonstrates how to use the StorageContainer class to delete a save game file in the title storage area on a device specified by the gamer. This example assumes you obtained a StorageDevice. To obtain a StorageDevice, see How To: Get a StorageDevice Asynchronously.
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Deleting a File
To delete a saved game file in title storage
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Call the Guide.BeginShowStorageDeviceSelector method to get a device index indicating which device the user prefers.
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Open a StorageContainer on the device, and then pass the name of your title.
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Call Path.Combine to merge the container path with the name of the file to be deleted.
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Call File.Exists to confirm that the file is present.
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Call File.Delete with the file name of the file to delete.
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Call the StorageContainer method to commit the changes to the device.
private static void DoDelete(StorageDevice device) { // Open a storage container. StorageContainer container = device.OpenContainer("StorageDemo"); // Add the container path to our file name. string filename = Path.Combine(container.Path, "demobinary.sav"); // Delete the new file. if (File.Exists(filename)) File.Delete(filename); // Dispose the container, to commit the change. container.Dispose(); }
