Java check if a folder exists?

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2023-04-21

Using java.nio.file.Files:

Path path = Paths.get("does-not-exist.txt");

if (Files.exists(path)) {
    // ...
}

You can optionally pass this method LinkOption values:

if (Files.exists(path, LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS)) {

There’s also a method notExists:

if (Files.notExists(path)) {