Android File.delete not working

Question

Im trying to delete an image file after I saved it to SD card, but the delete function is not working. Any help will be appreciated. Here is my code:

// Save image to SD card
String path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString(); 
File file = new File(path, "tmpimage" + ".jpg"); 
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// Delete image from SD card
file.delete();

Later on I found out that I was actually deleting the file. The File.delete function actualy was working ok. I was saving the image also to the Gallery and was expecting the file.delete to remove it from Gallery. Thanks everyone for answering my question.

can you print the boolean returned by the `delete()` method? — dave.c, Jan 31 '12 at 17:07
Please add your own answer and mark it as accepted, so this question can be closed. — Michell Bak, Jan 31 '12 at 17:14
Hi, I'm facing same issue. Did you find the solution? My boolean value is true! — UnknownJoe, Sep 16 '13 at 16:30

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 31 '12 at 15:12

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I think you forgot to add below permission in manifest, just check it if not.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

answered Jan 31 '12 at 15:12

Yugandhar Babu

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Thanks for answering. I already have that permission in the manifest. When I test for file existence, I get true even though the file exists and I'm using the same file path when I created the file. – user1178988 Jan 31 '12 at 15:41

Android File.delete not working

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