Java’s better way to delete files (if any)

We need to be in file Delete () before calling file. Exists() before deleting the file

File file = ...;
 if (file.exists()){
     file.delete();
 }

Currently in all our projects, we create a static method in some util classes to wrap this code There are no other ways to implement the same, so we don't need to copy our utils files in other projects

Solution

Starting with Java 7, you can use deleteifexists to return a Boolean value (or throw an exception), depending on whether the file is deleted This method may not be atomic

File =; boolean result = Files. deleteIfExists(file.toPath()); // Enclose it in a try catch block