Java Language Tutorial => Downloading a file using Channel

Example

If the file already exists, it will be overwritten!

String fileName     = "file.zip";                  // name of the file
String urlToGetFrom = "http://www.mywebsite.com/"; // URL to get it from
String pathToSaveTo = "C:\\Users\\user\\";         // where to put it

//If the file already exists, it will be overwritten!
  
//Opening OutputStream to the destination file
try (ReadableByteChannel rbc = 
      Channels.newChannel(new URL(urlToGetFrom + fileName).openStream()) ) {
    try ( FileChannel channel = 
        new FileOutputStream(pathToSaveTo + fileName).getChannel(); ) {
      channel.transferFrom(rbc, 0, Long.MAX_VALUE);
    }
    catch (FileNotFoundException e) { /* Output directory not found */ }
    catch (IOException e)           { /* File IO error */ }
}
catch (MalformedURLException e)     { /* URL is malformed */ }
catch (IOException e)               { /* IO error connecting to website */ }

Notes

Don't leave the catch blocks empty!
In case of error, check if the remote file exists
This is a blocking operation, can take long time with large files

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