Manage Files and Folders - MATLAB & Simulink - MathWorks Deutschland (2024)

FAQs

How do I Delete files and folders in MATLAB? ›

In the Current Folder browser, select the file or folder and press Delete. By default, MATLAB deletes or recycles files and folders according to your operating system preferences.

Open the Current Folder Browser

In MATLAB Online™, the Current Folder browser is called the Files panel. To show or hide the Files panel, click its icon in the sidebar. To open the Files panel if it is not currently in the left or right sidebar, go to the Home tab, and in the Environment section, click Layout.

dir lists files and folders in the current folder. dir name lists files and folders that match name . When name is a folder, dir lists the contents of the folder.

By default, the specified file is permanently deleted. To change whether the file is permanently deleted or sent to the recycle folder, go to the Home tab, and in the Environment section, click Preferences. Select MATLAB > General and in the Deleting files section, select from the available options.

To open the Simulink Start Page, in the MATLAB Toolstrip, click Simulink. On the Start Page, click the title of a template to expand the description. Click the down arrow next to Create Model and select Set As Default.

To open the Current Folder browser if it is not visible, go to the Home tab, and in the Environment section, click Layout. Then, under Show, select Current Folder. Double-clicking a subfolder displays its contents, and makes that folder the current folder.

If the MATLAB Drive button is not on the Current Folder toolbar, you can add it by right-clicking the toolbar and selecting Customize. Then, in the MATLAB Toolbar Preferences Controls section, select Access MATLAB Drive files on this computer and click OK.

To check the existence of a file or folder, you also can use the isfolder or isfile functions. exist searches for files and folders on the search path, which can lead to unexpected results.

What is the current folder in MATLAB? ›

The current folder is a reference location that MATLAB uses to find files. This folder is sometimes referred to as the current directory, current working folder, or present working directory.

Use genpath with addpath to add all subfolders of folderName . MATLAB resolves all path names containing ' . ', ' .. ', and symbolic links to their target location before adding them to the path. This ensures that each entry in the MATLAB path represents a unique folder location.

You can navigate through your MATLAB Drive™ using the breadcrumb. To change the current working folder while using the command line, enter the cd command with the folder name you want to switch to.

The default userpath folder is platform-specific. Windows^® platforms — %USERPROFILE%/Documents/MATLAB . Mac platforms — $home/Documents/MATLAB .

To clear all variables from the current workspace, use clear or clearvars . To clear all global variables, use clear global or clearvars –global .

In the Files view, right-click the file, and then select Remove from Project. To remove a file programmatically, use the removeFile function. Move project files or folders. Cut and paste or drag the files in the project.

To remove a directory and all its contents, including any subdirectories and files, use the rm command with the recursive option, -r . Directories that are removed with the rmdir command cannot be recovered, nor can directories and their contents removed with the rm -r command.