How can I tell how much free space is on a disk?

[To advertise Java(tm) Events here, contact joris@esus.com!]

Java™
by example!

	Login
	Login here Become a member only $14.95/year!

	New @ Esus.com
	In-house search engine for better results! Get updates with the esus.com newsletter!

Home

Browse Categories

Ask a Java Question

Help

For Java Tips & Tricks, subscribe to the esus.com newsletter!

Search Java Q&A, Links, API's: adv

Index:Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE):Java 2 JDK:Input/Output (java.io.*):Files / Directories

Printer-friendly version

How can I tell how much free space is on a disk?

Unfortunately, there is no API or method to find out, not even in JDK 1.3. Check out BUG 4057701 in Sun's Bug Parade. Until this bug is fixed, you can try out to execute an external command like dir (Windows) or du (unix) and parse the output:

This code sample is only viewable to esus.com members Login or become a member!

This code needs to be adapted to be language and platform independent!

Further Information

Author of answer: Joris Van den Bogaert

Comments

Comments to this answer are only viewable by members. Login or become a member!