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Copy files from a folder of SD card into another folder of SD card


Is it possible to copy a folder present in sdcard to another folder present the same sdcard programmatically ??

If so, how to do that?


Solution

  • An improved version of that example:

    // If targetLocation does not exist, it will be created.
    public void copyDirectory(File sourceLocation , File targetLocation)
    throws IOException {
    
        if (sourceLocation.isDirectory()) {
            if (!targetLocation.exists() && !targetLocation.mkdirs()) {
                throw new IOException("Cannot create dir " + targetLocation.getAbsolutePath());
            }
    
            String[] children = sourceLocation.list();
            for (int i=0; i<children.length; i++) {
                copyDirectory(new File(sourceLocation, children[i]),
                        new File(targetLocation, children[i]));
            }
        } else {
    
            // make sure the directory we plan to store the recording in exists
            File directory = targetLocation.getParentFile();
            if (directory != null && !directory.exists() && !directory.mkdirs()) {
                throw new IOException("Cannot create dir " + directory.getAbsolutePath());
            }
    
            InputStream in = new FileInputStream(sourceLocation);
            OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(targetLocation);
    
            // Copy the bits from instream to outstream
            byte[] buf = new byte[1024];
            int len;
            while ((len = in.read(buf)) > 0) {
                out.write(buf, 0, len);
            }
            in.close();
            out.close();
        }
    }
    

    Got some better error handling and better handles if the passed target file lies in a directory that does not exist.