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Asked: May 25, 20262026-05-25T01:17:18+00:00 2026-05-25T01:17:18+00:00

I have Strings in this format : file://c:/Users/…. file://E:/Windows/…. file:///f:/temp/…. file:///H:/something/…. How can I

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I have Strings in this format :

file://c:/Users/....
file://E:/Windows/....
file:///f:/temp/....
file:///H:/something/....

How can I get just c:/Users/... or H:/something/... ?

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    2026-05-25T01:17:19+00:00Added an answer on May 25, 2026 at 1:17 am

    Tested and will replace an arbitrary number of slashes.

    String path = yourString.replaceFirst("file:/*", "");
    

    And if you only want it to match two or three slashes

    String path = yourString.replaceFirst("file:/{2,3}", "");
    
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