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In java under Windows, how do I find a redirected Desktop folder?
How to get the Desktop path in java

I want to write my results to the desktop of the user rather than to the same directory as file class that I am running.

I am using Mac OS.. How about in Window?1

Thanks

Answer 1

The user’s home directory is:

System.getProperty("user.home")

In general +”/Desktop” would do, but is not portable.

String userHomeFolder = System.getProperty("user.home");
File textFile = new File(userHomeFolder, "mytext.txt");
BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(textFile));
try {
    ...
} finally {
   out.close();
}

This would write the file “mytext.txt” to the home directory.