@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import java.awt.Desktop;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URI;
 
 import javax.swing.UIManager;
@@ -142,6 +143,23 @@ public void openFolder(File file) throws Exception {
     }
     */
   }
+  
+
+  /**
+   * Attempts to move to the Trash on OS X, or the Recycle Bin on Windows. 
+   * If not possible, just deletes the file or folder instead.  
+   * @param file the folder or file to be removed/deleted
+   * @return true if the folder was successfully removed
+   * @throws IOException 
+   */
+  public boolean deleteFile(File file) throws IOException {
+    if (file.isDirectory()) {
+      Base.removeDir(file);
+    } else {
+      return file.delete();
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
 
 
   // . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
 
 import com.apple.eio.FileManager;
 
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ public void init(Base base) {
     }
     */
   }
-
-
+  
+  
   public File getSettingsFolder() throws Exception {
     return new File(getLibraryFolder(), "Processing");
   }
@@ -101,6 +102,15 @@ public File getDefaultSketchbookFolder() throws Exception {
     }
     */
   }
+  
+
+  /** 
+   * Moves the specified File object (which might be a file or folder) 
+   * to the trash.
+   */
+  public boolean deleteFile(File file) throws IOException {
+    return FileManager.moveToTrash(file);
+  }
 
 
   /*
 
@@ -21,15 +21,6 @@ public static enum REGISTRY_ROOT_KEY{CLASSES_ROOT, CURRENT_USER, LOCAL_MACHINE,
     rootKeyMap.put(REGISTRY_ROOT_KEY.USERS, WINREG.HKEY_USERS);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Testing.
-   *
-   * @param args arguments
-   * @throws java.lang.Exception on error
-   */
-  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
-  }
-
   /**
    * Gets one of the root keys.
    *
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@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
24	24
25	25	import java.io.File;
26	26	import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
	27	+ import java.io.IOException;
27	28
28	29	import com.apple.eio.FileManager;
29	30
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ public void init(Base base) {
79	80	}
80	81	*/
81	82	}
82		-
83		-
	83	+
	84	+
84	85	public File getSettingsFolder() throws Exception {
85	86	return new File(getLibraryFolder(), "Processing");
86	87	}
@@ -101,6 +102,15 @@ public File getDefaultSketchbookFolder() throws Exception {
101	102	}
102	103	*/
103	104	}
	105	+
	106	+
	107	+ /**
	108	+ * Moves the specified File object (which might be a file or folder)
	109	+ * to the trash.
	110	+ */
	111	+ public boolean deleteFile(File file) throws IOException {
	112	+ return FileManager.moveToTrash(file);
	113	+ }
104	114
105	115
106	116	/*