# How can I delete a file?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-delete-a-file/157462>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 11, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-delete-a-file/157462 "2009-01-11T19:48:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/captaffy)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-delete-a-file/157462/1 "2009-01-11T19:48:55Z")

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I want to delete a file that is in  
public/system/photos/original/1/photo.jpg. How can I delete it?

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**Author:** ![captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/captaffy)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 12:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-delete-a-file/157462/2 "2009-01-12T00:15:16Z")

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Check out the File class.  
[http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/File.html#M002559](http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/File.html#M002559)

File.delete(“#{RAILS\_ROOT}/public/system/photos/original/1/photo.jpg”)

That should do it.

-John

On Jan 11, 12:48 pm, John S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/captaffy)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 9:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-delete-a-file/157462/3 "2009-01-12T09:02:36Z")

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John Y. wrote:

> Check out the File class.  
> [class File - RDoc Documentation](http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/File.html#M002559)
> 
> File.delete(“#{RAILS\_ROOT}/public/system/photos/original/1/photo.jpg”)
> 
> That should do it.
> 
> -John
> 
> On Jan 11, 12:48�pm, John S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

Thanks a lot! I will try iy.