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Kaic_supra
Kaic_supra

Reputation: 133

how to move a photo from a folder on sd card to another folder?

My problem is to cut out an image from a folder and paste that image in another folder. I've searched but have not been able to implement this problem!

for example:

File file1 = new File("mnt/sdcard/kaic1/imagem.jpg");

for

File file2 = new File("mnt/sdcard/Kaic2/");

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3791

Answers (2)

AZX
AZX

Reputation: 572

Try this:

File file1 = new File("mnt/sdcard/kaic1/imagem.jpg");
File file2 = new File("mnt/sdcard/Kaic2/imagem.jpg");

file1.renameTo(file2);

Here's more info on the renameTo function:

http://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/File.html#renameTo(java.io.File)

Edit: also check Osmium USA's answer regarding hard-coding the "mnt/sdcard/" folder path in your code.

Upvotes: 2

Osmium USA
Osmium USA

Reputation: 1786

A better solution to this problem would be:

File from = new File(Environment.getExternalStorage().getAbsolutePath()+"/kaic1/imagem.jpg");
File to = new File(Environment.getExternalStorage().getAbsolutePath()+"/kaic2/imagem.jpg");
from.renameTo(to);

You can't assume that the sdcard is at /mnt/sdcard. Newer devices, such as a Nexus four, don't even have sdcards. Their storage is at /storage/emulated/0. It's always better to ask the OS where something is than to make assumptions (as ethan pointed out.)

Upvotes: 6

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