How to move files and directories

Question

How to move files and directories into another directory in Java? I am using this technique to copy but I need to move:

    File srcFile = new File(file.getCanonicalPath());
    String destinationpt = "/home/dev702/Desktop/svn-tempfiles";

    copyFiles(srcFile, new File(destinationpt+File.separator+srcFile.getName()));

possible duplicate of [Move / Copy File Operations in Java](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/300559/move-copy-file-operations-in-java) — Eel Lee, Feb 25 '14 at 12:31

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 25 '14 at 12:33

3

You can try this:

srcFile.renameTo(new File("C:\\folderB\\" + srcFile.getName()));

answered Feb 25 '14 at 12:33

Sathesh

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similarly i need move a directory and file to another directory at a same time – Prasath Bala Feb 25 '14 at 13:02
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this can also move a file to another directory – Sathesh Feb 25 '14 at 13:09

saravanakumar · Answer 2 · 2014-02-25T13:32:43.547

Have you read this "http://java.about.com/od/InputOutput/a/Deleting-Copying-And-Moving-Files.htm "

    Files.move(original, destination, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING)

move the files to destination.

If you want to move directory Use this

     File dir = new File("FILEPATH");
     if(dir.isDirectory()) {
     File[] files = dir.listFiles();
     for(int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
       //move files[i]
     }

}

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 25 '14 at 12:32

Java.io.File does not contains any ready make move file method, but you can workaround with the following two alternatives :

File.renameTo()

Copy to new file and delete the original file.

public class MoveFileExample 
{
  public static void main(String[] args)
  { 
  try{

   File afile =new File("C:\\folderA\\Afile.txt");

   if(afile.renameTo(new File("C:\\folderB\\" + afile.getName()))){
    System.out.println("File is moved successful!");
   }else{
    System.out.println("File is failed to move!");
   }

}catch(Exception e){
    e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}

For Copy and delete

public class MoveFileExample 
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {   

        InputStream inStream = null;
    OutputStream outStream = null;

        try{

            File afile =new File("C:\\folderA\\Afile.txt");
            File bfile =new File("C:\\folderB\\Afile.txt");

            inStream = new FileInputStream(afile);
            outStream = new FileOutputStream(bfile);

            byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];

            int length;
            //copy the file content in bytes 
            while ((length = inStream.read(buffer)) > 0){

                outStream.write(buffer, 0, length);

            }

            inStream.close();
            outStream.close();

            //delete the original file
            afile.delete();

            System.out.println("File is copied successful!");

        }catch(IOException e){
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

HOPE IT HELPS :)

How to move files and directories

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