Is it possible with Java to delete to the Recycle Bin?

Ten years later, with Java 9, finally there is a builtin way to move files to the Trash Bin

java.awt.Desktop.moveToTrash(java.io.File):

public boolean moveToTrash​(File file)

Moves the specified file to the trash.

Parameters:

file – the file

Returns:

returns true if successfully moved the file to the trash.

The availability of this feature for the underlying platform can be tested with Desktop.isSupported​(Desktop.Action.MOVE_TO_TRASH).

Related Contents:

  1. Assigning variables with dynamic names in Java
  2. File to byte[] in Java
  3. display Java.util.Date in a specific format
  4. Difference between volatile and synchronized in Java
  5. Why should the interface for a Java class be preferred?
  6. Does GC release back memory to OS?
  7. How to count the number of occurrences of an element in a List
  8. Java 8: Difference between two LocalDateTime in multiple units
  9. How to print a float with 2 decimal places in Java?
  10. String.replaceAll single backslashes with double backslashes
  11. Getting the text that follows after the regex match
  12. JFreeChart scaling of Boxplots with several Categories
  13. How to detect a loop in a linked list?
  14. How to return 2 values from a Java method?
  15. What is the difference between List and ArrayList? [duplicate]
  16. How to remove line breaks from a file in Java?
  17. Android download binary file problems
  18. Java leaking this in constructor [duplicate]
  19. Encoding conversion in java
  20. Smoothing a jagged path
  21. length and length() in Java
  22. How to remove duplicate white spaces in string using Java?
  23. Immutable vs Unmodifiable collection [duplicate]
  24. The type FluentWait is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments error for FluentWait Class through Selenium and Java
  25. What is the purpose of defining a package in a Java file? [closed]
  26. How do you tell if a checkbox is selected in Selenium for Java?
  27. How to convert List to Json in Java
  28. Spring Data: Override save method
  29. Setting default values to null fields when mapping with Jackson
  30. Create custom annotation for Lombok
  31. What causes imported Maven project in Eclipse to use Java 1.5 instead of Java 1.6 by default and how can I ensure it doesn’t?
  32. How do I tell Spring Boot which main class to use for the executable jar?
  33. How to get the path of src/test/resources directory in JUnit?
  34. Python: How can I execute a jar file through a python script
  35. Java: difference between strong/soft/weak/phantom reference
  36. Maven “build path specifies execution environment J2SE-1.5”, even though I changed it to 1.7
  37. How to compare two dates along with time in java
  38. What are the advantages of Enhanced for loop and Iterator in Java?
  39. why byte += 1 compile but byte = byte + 1 not?
  40. Hiding certain methods from other packages
  41. Create a string with n characters
  42. Can I have macros in Java source files
  43. Accessing resource files from external modules
  44. How can I add a JTextField to a JFrame’s MenuBar?
  45. Clear console screen in Java [duplicate]
  46. What is the benefit of polymorphism using Collection interface to create ArrayList object?
  47. In Spring MVC, how can I set the mime type header when using @ResponseBody
  48. How MVC work with java swing GUI
  49. What strategy do you use for package naming in Java projects and why? [closed]
  50. Java – Order of Operations – Using Two Assignment Operators in a Single Line

Leave a Comment