Laravel 5.4: how to delete a file stored in storage/app

Question

I want to delete a file that is stored in storage/app/myfolder/file.jpg. I have tried the following codes but none of this works:

use File    
$file_path = u         


        

Answer 1

This code worked for me.

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
....
$storagePath  = Storage::disk('local')->getDriver()->getAdapter()->getPathPrefix();
if(file_exists($storagePath.$file)) unlink($storagePath.$file);