Java IO Examples : How To Delete A File In Java

Intro

To delete a file in Java, you can use the delete() method in the java.io.File class. This method returns a boolean value. Return true if the file is successfully deleted, and return false if delete file process is failed or file does not exists.

Examples

package com.freesamplecode.java.io;

import java.io.File;

public class DeleteFileDemo {
 public static void main(String[] args){
  File file = new File("C:\\temp\temp.log");
  
  if(file.delete()){
   System.out.println("File is successfully deleted");
  }else{
   System.out.println("Failed to delete a file or file does not exists");
  }
 }
}

Output

Failed to delete a file or file does not exists

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