how can i overwrite a file if it exists in directory

Question

i'm saving image in my directory with same name (for a purpose) but when file is already exists there it won't get overwritten , how do i know that ? because when i'm saving this file the already existing file is not changing but when i use a different name for my file it works. so what i want is to replace the existing file with a new one. so far this is what i'm trying :

 content.setDrawingCacheEnabled(true);
                Bitmap bitmap = content.getDrawingCache(); // an bitmap file for saving


                File file = new File(context.getApplicationContext().getFilesDir() + "/img.jpg"); //here's the path where i'm saving my file

                if (file.exists()){

                    file.delete(); // here i'm checking if file exists and if yes then i'm deleting it but its not working 
                }


                String path = file.getPath();

                try {
                    file.createNewFile();
                    FileOutputStream ostream = new FileOutputStream(file);
                    bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 60, ostream);


                    savedFile = new File(path);


                    ostream.close();
                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    e.printStackTrace();

                }

i'm doing another check right after deleting existing file :

                if (file.exists()){

                    Toast.makeText(context , "Still EXISTS",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }

and this time file is not here cause the toast is not appearing.

Answer 1

First, Let insert the permission in your AndroidManifest.xml file (less than Android 6.0 version)

android:name="android.permission.WRITE_INTERNAL_STORAGE" />

Then, use the below code to write the bitmap to file

String path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString();
OutputStream fOut = null;
File file = new File(path, "FitnessGirl"+".jpg"); // the File to save to
fOut = new FileOutputStream(file);
Bitmap pictureBitmap = content.getDrawingCache();// Your bitmap
//Bitmap pictureBitmap = getImageBitmap(myurl); // obtaining the Bitmap
pictureBitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 85, fOut); // saving the Bitmap to a file compressed as a JPEG with 85% compression rate
fOut.flush();
fOut.close(); // do not forget to close the stream

MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(getContentResolver(),file.getAbsolutePath(),file.getName(),file.getName());

Answer 2

Add this line to Your Code

FileWriter fw = new FileWriter(myDir + "/score.jpg", false);

Answer 3

Try this,

boolean result = Files.deleteIfExists(file.toPath()); 

Also make sure you have write permission enabled!

PS: From Android Lollipop you need the runtime permission and the permission already set in manifest file won't work.