File.createNewFile() thowing IOException No such file or directory

Question

I have a method that writes to a log file. If the file exists it should append to it, if not then I want it to create a new file.

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Answer 1

You are certainly getting this Exception 'The system cannot find the path specified'

Just print 'file.getAbsoluteFile()' , this will let you know what is the file you wanted to create.

This exception will occur if the Directory where you are creating the file doesn't exist.

Answer 2

In my case was just a lack of permission:

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

Answer 3

try to ensure the parent directory exists with:

file.getParentFile().mkdirs()