# Delete folder when files does not exist

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/delete-folder-when-files-does-not-exist/75812>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 2, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/delete-folder-when-files-does-not-exist/75812 "2006-03-02T19:18:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/misiek)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/delete-folder-when-files-does-not-exist/75812/1 "2006-03-02T19:18:54Z")

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how to delete folder only when files does not exis ?

like  
Dir.delete “#{RAILS\_ROOT}/public/images/#{property.id}/#{unit.id}”