How to Copy , Delete File in C#

The File class we can use to get and set file attributes or DateTime information related to the creation, access, and writing of a file. Also we can use File class for copying, moving, delete , renaming etc. to file.

  File.Copy("c:\\temp.txt", "c:\\copytemp.txt", true);
  File.Delete("c:\\copytemp.txt");

FileNotFoundException Class is throw the exception when an attempt to access a file that does not exist on disk fails. IOException is the base class for exceptions thrown while accessing information using streams, files and directories.

  try
  {
  	//code here
  }
  catch (System.IO.FileNotFoundException ex)
  {
  	//exception here
  }

The following C# program shows how to use File Class for copying and deleting a text file and also its shows how to handle System.IO.FileNotFoundException Class.

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;

namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
	public partial class Form1 : Form
	{
		public Form1()
		{
			InitializeComponent();
		}

		private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
		{
			try
			{
				File.Copy("c:\\temp.txt", "c:\\copytemp.txt", true);
				File.Delete("c:\\copytemp.txt");
			}
			catch (System.IO.FileNotFoundException ex)
			{
				MessageBox.Show(ex.StackTrace );
			}

		}
	}
}