Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.io.File; import java.io.FileNotFoundException; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import android.support.annotation.NonNull; public class Main { /** * Check is a file is writable. Detects write issues on external SD card. * * @param file The file * @return true if the file is writable. */ public static boolean isWritable(@NonNull final File file) { boolean isExisting = file.exists(); try { FileOutputStream output = new FileOutputStream(file, true); try { output.close(); } catch (IOException e) { // do nothing. } } catch (FileNotFoundException e) { return false; } boolean result = file.canWrite(); // Ensure that file is not created during this process. if (!isExisting) { //noinspection ResultOfMethodCallIgnored file.delete(); } return result; } }