How to delete files using the Storage facade in Laravel

One way to delete a file from the public directory in Laravel is to use the Storage facade.

To delete a file, you will need to follow the following steps:

• Step 1: Check to ensure that the folder and file exist.
• Step 2: Delete the required file.

Code

The code below demonstrates the process of deleting a file from the public directory.

In this scenario, we have a folder called upload in the public directory. Within the upload folder, we have an image file called test.png.

<?php
  
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
  
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Storage;
  
class DemoController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Write code on Construct
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */  
    public function deleteImage(Request $request)
    {
        if(Storage::exists('upload/test.png')){
            Storage::delete('upload/test.png');
            /*
                Delete Multiple files this way
                Storage::delete(['upload/test.png', 'upload/test2.png']);
            */
        }else{
            dd('File does not exist.');
        }
    }
}

?>

To delete the test.png file, the above code first ensures that the folder and file exist through the command Storage::exists('upload/test.png'). This ensures that upload/test.png is a valid path.

If the provided path is valid, we delete the file test.png through the command Storage::delete('upload/test.png');.

If the file does not exist, the else branch is chosen, and the 'File does not exist' message will be displayed.