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I have been trying to delete a file in windows operating system using the Java IO file.delete() API. However it fails and returns false. The same code works like a charm in Ubuntu.
I have verified that the permissions of the file allows the program to delete it. Also all the input and output stream for the file has been opened as try with resources.
try (InputStream in = new FileInputStream(localFile); OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(destinationFileName))
Using a debugger I have tested and found out that at the code line that I delete the file it returns true for following API calls.
file.exists()
file.canRead();
file.canWrite();
file.canExecute();
I have even tried adding System.gc() right before calling delete to make sure all the streams are closed.
Not sure whether this is helpful information but I have even tried using the Apache commons FileUtils.forceDelete(file) method and it has also been failed.
So what am I missing here?
Update:
By using Files.delete(Paths.get(file.getAbsolutePath())) I got the following error.
java.nio.file.FileSystemException: C:\Users\thuvvareka\Desktop\temp\in\sd.xml: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.translateToIOException(WindowsException.java:86)
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.rethrowAsIOException(WindowsException.java:97)
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.rethrowAsIOException(WindowsException.java:102)
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsFileSystemProvider.implDelete(WindowsFileSystemProvider.java:269)
at sun.nio.fs.AbstractFileSystemProvider.delete(AbstractFileSystemProvider.java:103)
at java.nio.file.Files.delete(Files.java:1126)
at org.adroitlogic.x.transport.file.FileMessageInjector.finalizeProcessing(FileMessageInjector.java:161)
at org.adroitlogic.x.transport.file.FileMessageInjector.afterProcess(FileMessageInjector.java:123)
at org.adroitlogic.x.transport.file.FileMessageInjector.afterProcess(FileMessageInjector.java:37)
at org.adroitlogic.x.base.trp.ScheduledMessageInjector.lambda$2(ScheduledMessageInjector.java:72)
at org.adroitlogic.x.api.trp.MessageReceiver.lambda$receive$3(MessageReceiver.java:100)
at java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.uniWhenComplete(CompletableFuture.java:760)
at java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$UniWhenComplete.tryFire(CompletableFuture.java:736)
at java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.postComplete(CompletableFuture.java:474)
at java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.complete(CompletableFuture.java:1962)
at org.adroitlogic.x.core.MessageContext.lambda$createNewResponseFuture$2(MessageContext.java:459)
at java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.uniWhenComplete(CompletableFuture.java:760)
at java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$UniWhenComplete.tryFire(CompletableFuture.java:736)
at java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.postComplete(CompletableFuture.java:474)
at java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.complete(CompletableFuture.java:1962)
at org.adroitlogic.x.core.MessageContext.completeMessageFlowSuccessfully(MessageContext.java:332)
at org.adroitlogic.x.base.connector.EgressConnectorElement.sendMessage(EgressConnectorElement.java:185)
at org.adroitlogic.x.base.connector.EgressConnectorElement.process(EgressConnectorElement.java:146)
at org.adroitlogic.x.base.processor.AbstractProcessingElement.processMessage(AbstractProcessingElement.java:103)
at org.adroitlogic.x.base.processor.TraceableProcessingElement.processMessage(TraceableProcessingElement.java:53)
at org.adroitlogic.x.base.connector.IngressConnectorElement.receiveMessage(IngressConnectorElement.java:119)
at org.adroitlogic.x.core.IntegrationPlatform.lambda$receive$0(IntegrationPlatform.java:81)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
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In Java, we can delete a file by using the File. delete() method of File class. The delete() method deletes the file or directory denoted by the abstract pathname. If the pathname is a directory, that directory must be empty to delete.
Delete a file with Java IO 2.1 For the legacy File IO java.io. * , we can use the File. delete() to delete a file, and it will return boolean, true if file deletion success, false otherwise.
Step 1: Restart the computer and press the [F4] key during start-up. Step 2: Under “Advanced start-up” options, select the “Safe Mode” option. Step 3: Once Windows has started in Safe Mode, find the file, and delete it.
Force delete using Windows With the command prompt open, enter del /f filename , where filename is the name of the file or files (you can specify multiple files using commas) you want to delete. Microsoft's documentation describes more details on advanced deletion methods using this command.
Welcome to Windows.
java.nio.file.FileSystemException: C:\Users\thuvvareka\Desktop\temp\in\sd.xml:
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Typically, when a process has a file open in Windows, the operating system locks the file in a way that the file cannot be deleted. If it's your program that has the file open while you are trying to delete it, then close the file first and then delete it. If it's another program that has the file open, then you'll need to figure out who has it open and go from there.
When a process has a file open in Linux, there is typically nothing preventing you from deleting it, which is why you see different behavior.
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