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This node deletes the files or folders at a specified location. The location may be a remote location. Folders will also be deleted if they still contain files.

This node can access a variety of different file systems. More information about file handling in KNIME can be found in the official File Handling Guide.

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Output ports
  1. Type: Table
    Output table
    Table containing the list of files that have been deleted. If deletion is allowed to fail, there is an additional column, that will indicate if the deletion was successful or not.
File System Connection (Dynamic Inport)
The file system connection.
  1. Type: File System

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