Is there a "Standard" path where you can create a "working folder"?

Question

I'm writing a Java program that has to create a folder on the disk, store some file in it, and when the program is terminated, the folder is deleted:

The problem is that, when my program is opened on a random pc, how should it know where to store files?

I saw a lot of installers that already suggest you a path (like "Program Files", "Roaming" etc), how can I make my program know these paths? Thanks.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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The standard path is

System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir");

you might use it together with

File.createTempFile();

edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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answered May 06 '17 at 17:30

Timothy Truckle

_System.getProperty("user.temp")_ returns null to me...? – Dea5 May 06 '17 at 17:57
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@Dea5 I failed to look up the correct key in the API. I corrected the answer. – Timothy Truckle May 06 '17 at 18:00

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