Java Path create from URI
import java.net.URI; import java.net.URISyntaxException; import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.Path; import java.nio.file.Paths; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Path path;/*from w ww . j av a2 s . com*/ try { path = Paths.get(new URI("file:///C:/home/docs/bogusfile.txt")); System.out.println("File exists: " + Files.exists(path)); } catch (URISyntaxException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }