Delete files in iOS directory using Swift

Question

I downloaded some PDF files in my app and want to delete these on closing the application.

For some reason it does not work:

Creating the file:

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Answer 1

I believe your problem is on this line:

let filePaths = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectoryAtPath("\(documentsUrl)")

You're using contentsOfDirectoryAtPath() with something that is an NSURL. You choose either path strings or URLs, not try to mix them both. To pre-empty your possible next question, URLs are preferred. Try using contentsOfDirectoryAtURL() and removeItemAtURL().

Another curious thing you should look at once you resolve the above: why are you using NSTemporaryDirectory() for the file path when you try to delete? You're reading the document directory and should use that.