Get notification of a file that is being deleted from SD card in Android

Asked Aug 16 '13 at 11:30

Active Oct 25 '13 at 07:59

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I am using FileObserver to get notification for deleted file.I want to save all deleted file from sd card(like Dumpster app) before deletion. But I get notification after the file has deleted but i want just before deletion so that I can save this file some where else that can be restored later just like dumpster android app( Dumpster ) . How to do this? I am using this code which gives me info about deleted file.

public void onEvent(int event, String path) {
    if (path == null) {
        return;
    }
    //a file was deleted from the monitored directory
    if ((FileObserver.DELETE & event)!=0) {
        //If Here I want to copy File some where else then I am getting 'File Not found exception'

}

}

edited Oct 25 '13 at 07:59

asked Aug 16 '13 at 11:30

Atul Bhardwaj

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See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11555697/how-can-i-notify-my-application-that-one-file-was-deleted-from-the-sdcard-andro – ridoy Aug 20 '13 at 12:22
@ridoy I think its not possible using Java code.It need C level programming. – Atul Bhardwaj Sep 06 '13 at 06:56
do you succeeded to do this so far ? – Gajini Nov 26 '13 at 07:43
@Victor I have dropped this project :( . But this is possible only through native programming(C)..... – Atul Bhardwaj Nov 27 '13 at 12:55

Get notification of a file that is being deleted from SD card in Android

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