[java] How to write data with FileOutputStream without losing old data?

If you work with FileOutputStream methods, each time you write your file through this methods you've been lost your old data. Is it possible to write file without losing your old data via FileOutputStream?

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The answer is


Use the constructor for appending material to the file:

FileOutputStream(File file, boolean append)
Creates a file output stream to write to the file represented by the specified File object.

So to append to a file say "abc.txt" use

FileOutputStream fos=new FileOutputStream(new File("abc.txt"),true);