Java Utililty Methods Rename File

List of utility methods to do Rename File

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Method

voidrenameTo(File from, File to, boolean deleteDestination)
rename To 
if (deleteDestination) {
    deleteIfExists(to);
if (!from.renameTo(to)) {
    throw new IOException();
voidrenameTo(File fromFile, File toFile)
rename a file to another file and throw runtime exception if not ok 
if (!fromFile.renameTo(toFile)) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Cannot rename file: '" + fromFile.getAbsolutePath() + "', to file: '"
            + toFile.getAbsolutePath() + "'");
booleanrenameTo(File orig, File dest)
rename To 
if (orig.equals(dest))
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Huh? the two file descriptors are the same!");
if (!orig.exists()) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Original doesn't exist!");
if (!orig.renameTo(dest)) {
    if (!dest.delete()) {
        if (dest.exists()) {
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FilerenameTo(File source, String newName)
Rename the file specified to the new name specified in parameters.
if (!source.exists())
    return null;
String parentPath = source.getParent() == null ? "" : source.getParent();
File target = new File(parentPath, newName);
boolean ret = source.renameTo(target);
return ret ? target : null;
booleanrenameTo(final File srcFile, final File dstfile)
Rename File in privileged mode. 
return new Boolean(srcFile.renameTo(dstfile));
booleanrenameTo(String fileName, String targetFileName)
Renames a file with new file name. 
File current = new File(fileName);
File newF = new File(targetFileName);
if (!current.exists()) {
    throw new IOException("File [" + fileName + "] does not exits");
if (newF.exists()) {
    newF.delete();
return current.renameTo(new File(targetFileName));
booleanrenameToBackupName(File file)
rename To Backup Name 
return file.renameTo(backupFile(file));
voidrenameToBackupName(File file)
rename To Backup Name 
File backupFile = new File(file.getParentFile(), file.getName() + "~");
if (backupFile.exists()) {
    boolean deleted = backupFile.delete();
    if (!deleted) {
        throw new IOException("Cannot delete backup file " + backupFile);
boolean renamed = file.renameTo(backupFile);
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FilerenameToNextSequencedFile(String srcfile, String destfolder, String prefix, String suffix)
rename To Next Sequenced File 
synchronized (renameToNextSequencedFileLock) {
    File src = new File(srcfile);
    File dest = null;
    int count = 0;
    if (destfolder == null) {
        if (src.getParent() != null)
            destfolder = src.getAbsoluteFile().getParent();
        else
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FilerenameToTempDir(File file, String newName)
rename To Temp Dir 
return renameToTempDir(file, newName, null, null, 1);