---
name: "Win32RemoveDirectoryAW"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Win32RemoveDirectoryAW"
---

# Win32RemoveDirectoryAW(3w)

## NAME

**Win32RemoveDirectoryAW** (SHELL32.94)

## SYNOPSIS

static DWORD  Win32RemoveDirectoryAW\
  (\
   LPCSTR *path*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

Deletes a directory. Also triggers a change notify if one exists.

## PARAMS

*path* **\[In\]**  *path* to directory to delete.

## RETURNS

**TRUE** if successful, **FALSE** otherwise.

## NOTES

Verified on Win98 / **IE** **5** (**SHELL32** **4.72**, March **1999** build) to be **ANSI**. This is Unicode on NT/2000

## IMPLEMENTATION

Exported by ordinal only. Use **[GetProcAddress(3w)](/GetProcAddress/3w.md)** to obtain a pointer to the function.

Implemented in **"dlls/shell32/shlfileop.c"**.

Debug channel **"shell"**.