Get Owner
import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.Path; import java.nio.file.Paths; import java.nio.file.attribute.FileOwnerAttributeView; import java.nio.file.attribute.UserPrincipal; public class Test { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { Path path = Paths.get("C:/home/docs/users.txt"); FileOwnerAttributeView view = Files.getFileAttributeView(path, FileOwnerAttributeView.class); UserPrincipal userPrincipal = view.getOwner(); System.out.println(userPrincipal.getName()); } }