How to move a file from one directory to another using Java.

 
1. Using Files.Path move() method: 
 
Syntax:
 
public static Path move(Path source, Path target, CopyOption..options)
           throws IOException
Parameters: 
source - the path to the file to move
target - the path to the target file 
(may be associated with a different provider to the source path)
options - options specifying how the move should be done
Returns: the path to the target file
// Java program to illustrate renaming and
// moving a file permanently to a new loaction
import java.io.*;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.*;

public class Test { public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { Path temp = Files.move (Paths.get("C:\\Users\\Mayank\\Desktop\\44.txt"), Paths.get("C:\\Users\\Mayank\\Desktop\\dest\\445.txt")); if(temp != null) { System.out.println("File renamed and moved successfully"); } else { System.out.println("Failed to move the file"); } } }

Output:

File renamed and moved successfully

2. Using Java.io.File.renameTo() and Java.io.File.delete() methods: Copying the file and deleting the original file using these two methods.

Syntax of renameTo():

public boolean renameTo(File dest)
Description: Renames the file denoted by this abstract path name.
Parameters: dest - The new abstract path name for the named file
Returns: true if and only if the renaming succeeded; false otherwise

Syntax of delete():

public boolean delete()
Description: Deletes the file or directory 
denoted by this abstract path name.
Returns: true if and only if the file or 
directory is successfully deleted; false otherwise

JAVA

// Java program to illustrate Copying the file
// and deleting the original file
import java.io.*;

public class Test
{
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		File file = new File("C:\\Users\\Mayank\\Desktop\\1.txt");
		
		// renaming the file and moving it to a new location
		if(file.renameTo
		(new File("C:\\Users\\Mayank\\Desktop\\dest\\newFile.txt")))
		{
			// if file copied successfully then delete the original file
			file.delete();
			System.out.println("File moved successfully");
		}
		else
		{
			System.out.println("Failed to move the file");
		}

		
	}
}

Output

File moved successfully

 

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