Is it possible with Java to delete to the Recycle Bin?

Question

Java is the key here. I need to be able to delete files but users expect to be able to \"undelete\" from the recycle bin. As far as I can tell this isn\'t

Answer 1

My 3 cents - use cmd util Recycle.exe with -f to force recycle (no prompt). Works perfectly.

public class Trash {

    public void moveToTrash(File ... file) throws IOException {
        moveToTrash(false, file);
    }

    public void promptMoveToTrash(File ... file) throws IOException {
        moveToTrash(true, file);
    }

    private void moveToTrash(boolean withPrompt, File ... file) throws IOException {
        String fileList = Stream.of(file).map(File::getAbsolutePath).reduce((f1, f2)->f1+" "+f2).orElse("");
        Runtime.getRuntime().exec("Recycle.exe "+(withPrompt ? "" : "-f ")+fileList);
    }

}