getting file not found exception

Question

I have my android activity :

try {  
            File root=Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();  
            Log.i("root",root.toString());  
                            File dir=new File(root.getAbsolutePath() + "/downloads");  
            dir.mkdirs();  
            file=new File(dir,"mytext.txt");  
            FileOutputStream out=new FileOutputStream(file,true);  
            PrintWriter pw=new PrintWriter(out);  
            pw.println("Hello! Welcome");  
            pw.println("You are Here...!!!");  
            pw.flush();  
            pw.close();  
            try {  
                 out.close();  
            } catch (IOException e) {  
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block  
                e.printStackTrace();  
          }
        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {  
             // TODO Auto-generated catch block  
             e.printStackTrace();
        }

also added :

   <uses-permission android:name="androd.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

but it throws me FileNotfound exception : 01-13 09:06:44.442: WARN/System.err(419): java.io.FileNotFoundException: /mnt/sdcard/downloads/mytext.txt (No such file or directory)

and if i add

 if(file.exists()){  
   System.out.println("file exists");  
  }  
  else{  
     System.out.println("No such Fileeeeeeeeee");  
   }

it moves into "else" part.

Thanks
Sneha

You have to check the whether media is available or not using getExternalStorageState() method. — KV Prajapati, Jan 13 '12 at 03:38

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 13 '12 at 04:36

Try this,,it works for me

// create a File object for the parent directory
File wallpaperDirectory = new File("/sdcard/Wallpaper/");
// have the object build the directory structure, if needed.
wallpaperDirectory.mkdirs();
// create a File object for the output file
File outputFile = new File(wallpaperDirectory, filename);
//now attach OutputStream to the file object, instead of a String representation

FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(outputFile);

GO through this for more details

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 10 '16 at 16:43

7

In Android 6 (Marshmallow) I had to explicitely check whether my app has permission "WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"

answered Mar 10 '16 at 16:43

user3105453

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How to check if the permission is granted: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33162152/storage-permission-error-in-marshmallow – Paglian Apr 06 '16 at 22:44

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 13 '12 at 04:22

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Not sure but please verify that there exists External Storage in your emulator or phone otherwise it will through exception.

answered Jan 13 '12 at 04:22

Shabbir Panjesha

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getting file not found exception

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