Trying to clear document folder Swift - swift

Question

I use following method to add file (download) to document directory:
static func downloadFileWithLink(linkString : String){
// Create destination URL
let documentsUrl:URL = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first as URL!
let destinationFileUrl = documentsUrl.appendingPathComponent("downloadedFile")
//Create URL to the source file you want to download
let fileURL = URL(string: linkString)
let sessionConfig = URLSessionConfiguration.default
let session = URLSession(configuration: sessionConfig)
let request = URLRequest(url:fileURL!)
let task = session.downloadTask(with: request) { (tempLocalUrl, response, error) in
if let tempLocalUrl = tempLocalUrl, error == nil {
// Success
if let statusCode = (response as? HTTPURLResponse)?.statusCode {
print("Successfully downloaded. Status code: \(statusCode)")
}
do {
try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: tempLocalUrl, to: destinationFileUrl)
} catch (let writeError) {
print("Error creating a file \(destinationFileUrl) : \(writeError)")
}
} else {
print("Error took place while downloading a file. Error description: %#", error?.localizedDescription);
}
}
task.resume()
}
It simply download file to document folder in sandbox. I looked for method that delete files in documents folder, and tried following:
static func deleteFiledInDocDirectory(){
let fileManager = FileManager.default
let tempFolderPath = NSTemporaryDirectory()
do {
let filePaths = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(atPath: tempFolderPath)
for filePath in filePaths {
try fileManager.removeItem(atPath: tempFolderPath + filePath)
}
} catch {
print("Could not clear temp folder: \(error)")
}
}
However, when i inspect sandbox, downloaded file is still here. How to delete it?

Answer 1

In deleteFiledInDocDirectory() you're using NSTemporaryDirectory instead of the documents directory that you originally saved the file to.
Change tempFolderPath to be set using following:
guard let tempFolderPath = fileManager.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first else {
return // documents directory not found for some reason
}
The full method:
static func deleteFiledInDocDirectory(){
guard let tempFolderPath = fileManager.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first?.absoluteString else {
return // documents directory not found for some reason
}
let fileManager = FileManager.default
do {
let filePaths = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(atPath: tempFolderPath)
for filePath in filePaths {
try fileManager.removeItem(atPath: tempFolderPath + filePath)
}
} catch {
print("Could not clear temp folder: \(error)")
}
}