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Java » File Input Output » FilesScreenshots 
Moving a File or Directory to Another Directory
   
import java.io.File;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argvthrows Exception {
    File file = new File("filename");
    File dir = new File("directoryname");

    boolean success = file.renameTo(new File(dir, file.getName()));
    if (!success) {
      System.out.println("File was not successfully moved");
    }
  }
}

   
    
    
  
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