File read not finding file

Scanner fileScanner = new Scanner(new File("C:/Users/User1/Documents/ServerSettings.dat"));

The code above cannot find the file specified. It definitely exis开发者_运维技巧ts at the location specified.

The error given is:

java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Users\User1\Documents\ServerSettings.dat (The system cannot find the file specified)

Is it because you're trying to construct a new file instead of a new File? If so, that would likely result in a compile-time error unless you've got a custom class named file on your classpath.

If your code isn't compiling it's because you have file with a lowercase 'f' in new file part of the code. If this is right in your code and your problem is at runtime try

System.out.println( "exists? " + new File("C:/Users/User1/Documents/ServerSettings.dat").exists() );

to see if the file really does exist Or copy and paste the file path to windows explorer.