java file.renameTo() does rename file but returns false. Why?

Question

The problem is that I need the file to move before the rest of my logic will work so when the method returns false I stop execution.

However, when I check on the fil

Answer 1

This one worked for me

File file = new File("E:/Javadocs/" , "new.txt");   

File file1 = new File("E:/Javadocs/" , "myDoc.txt");          

file1.createNewFile();

if (file1.exists()){  
  System.out.println(file1.renameTo(file));
}

This will create a file myDoc.txt and rename it to new.txt and will print true
I've also tried with File(URI) constructor it worked fine