Move a file from one directory to another using Java

We can use the Files.move() API to move a file from one directory to another. The following is the syntax of the move method.

public static Path move(Path source, Path target, CopyOption... options) throws IOException

Where

• Source-source path of the file to be moved

• Target-target path of the file to be moved

• options-options, such as REPLACE_EXISTING, ATOMIC_MOVE

Example

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
public class Tester {
　　　public static void main(String[] args) {
　　　　　　//Move file from D:/temp/test.txt to D:/temp1/test.txt-
　　　　　　//Ensure temp1Folder exists
　　　　　　moveFile("D:",/temp/test.txt", "D:",/temp1/test.txt");
　　　}
　　　private static void moveFile(String src, String dest) {
　　　　　　Path result = null;
　　　　　　try {
　　　　　　　　　result = Files.move(Paths.get(src), Paths.get(dest));
　　　　　　}
　　　　　　　　　System.out.println("Exception while moving file: ");　+　e.getMessage());
　　　　　　}
　　　　　　if(result != null) {
　　　　　　　　　System.out.println("File has been successfully moved.");
　　　　　　}
　　　　　　　　　System.out.println("File move failed.");
　　　　　　}
　　　}
}

Output Result

File has been successfully moved.