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.

Full Source C#

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 ); } } } }