Sort Files in FAT32 without copy them again

Question

I wrote a little program that uses comparators to copy files on a FAT32 drive in the order I want. Eg alphabetical or smallest file first. (Thanks to Java 7)

But if I add new files to the FAT32 drive, all files need to be sorted and copied again, to ensure a correct order.

Is there a way to manipulate the FAT32 table with java? Or another easy solution to sort files without copying?

I am new in the programing world, so I am happy the program works at all. :)

Answer 1

You can

• create a new directory
• move (not copy) the files in the order you want using File.rename()
• delete the old directory.
• rename the new directory as the old one.