How to create Android directory automatically if it doesn't already exist

Question

I am creating a gallery app using a tutorial but get the following error:

abc directory path is not valid! Please set the image directory name AppConstant.java class

Please visit the following link to see the entire tutorial's code as I am using the same code:

http://www.androidhive.info/2013/09/android-fullscreen-image-slider-with-swipe-and-pinch-zoom-gestures/

I found this code in Utils Class:

else { // image directory is empty Toast.makeText( _context, AppConstant.PHOTO_ALBUM + " is empty. Please load some images in it !", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); }

    } else {
        AlertDialog.Builder alert = new AlertDialog.Builder(_context);
        alert.setTitle("Error!");
        alert.setMessage(AppConstant.PHOTO_ALBUM
                + " directory path is not valid! Please set the image directory name AppConstant.java class");
        alert.setPositiveButton("OK", null);
        alert.show();
    }

    return filePaths;

How can I create the missing directory programmatically instead of display this error dialog?

Already Resolved - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2130932/how-to-create-directory-automatically-on-sd-card — Riddhish.Chaudhari, Aug 08 '14 at 12:20
Possible duplicate of [Creating a directory in /sdcard fails](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3853472/creating-a-directory-in-sdcard-fails) — Ilmari Karonen, Jan 21 '18 at 16:31

score 12 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 08 '14 at 12:04

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Here's how you create directories if they don't exist. Considering that directory is indeed a directory.

// If the parent dir doesn't exist, create it
if (!directory.exists()) {
    if (parentDir.mkdirs()) {
        Log.d(TAG, "Successfully created the parent dir:" + parentDir.getName());
    } else {
        Log.d(TAG, "Failed to create the parent dir:" + parentDir.getName());
    }
}

mkdirs() will also create missing parent directories (i.e. all directories that lead to directory).

answered Aug 08 '14 at 12:04

Simas

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@user3739970 What's wrong with my answer? Just add this code before `if (directory.isDirectory())`. The directory will be created if it doesn't exist and you shouldn't be getting the `Toast` anymore so you can remove the `else` portion. – Simas Aug 08 '14 at 12:21

How to create Android directory automatically if it doesn't already exist

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