Disable the JFileChooser's "New folder" button
import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.Icon; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFileChooser; import javax.swing.UIManager; public class Main { public static void disableNewFolderButton(Container c) { int len = c.getComponentCount(); for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) { Component comp = c.getComponent(i); if (comp instanceof JButton) { JButton b = (JButton) comp; Icon icon = b.getIcon(); if (icon != null && icon == UIManager.getIcon("FileChooser.newFolderIcon")) b.setEnabled(false); } else if (comp instanceof Container) { disableNewFolderButton((Container) comp); } } } public static void main(String s[]) { JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser(); disableNewFolderButton(chooser); int rc = chooser.showOpenDialog(null); } }