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POAndroid: how to delete internal image file
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copied!<p>What i want to do: delete an image file from the private internal storage in my app. I save images in internal storage so they are deleted on app uninstall.</p> <p>I have successfully created and saved:</p> <pre><code>String imageName = System.currentTimeMillis() + ".jpeg"; FileOutputStream fos = openFileOutput(imageName, Context.MODE_PRIVATE); bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 35, fos); </code></pre> <p>an image that i receive through</p> <pre><code>bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(inputStream); </code></pre> <p>I am able to retrieve the image later for display:</p> <pre><code>FileInputStream fis = openFileInput(imageName); ByteArrayOutputStream bufStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); DataOutputStream outWriter = new DataOutputStream(bufStream); int ch; while((ch = fis.read()) != -1) outWriter.write(ch); outWriter.close(); byte[] data = bufStream.toByteArray(); bufStream.close(); fis.close(); imageBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(data, 0, data.length); </code></pre> <p>I now want to delete this file permanently. I have tried creating a new file and deleting it, but the file is not found:</p> <pre><code>File file = new File(imageName); file.delete(); </code></pre> <p>I have read on the android developer website that i must open private internal files using the <code>openFileInput(...)</code> method which returns an InputStream allowing me to read the contents, which i don't really care about - i just want to delete it.</p> <p>can anyone point me in the right direction for deleting a file which is stored in internal storage?</p>

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