String currentPath = System.getProperty("user.dir"); System.out.println(currentPath); char[] tempChar = currentPath.toCharArray(); for(int i = 0; i < tempChar.length; i++) { if(tempChar[i] == '\\') { tempChar[i] = '/'; } } System.out.println(currentPath); output: C:\Documents and Settings\tore-\workspace\Prosjekt C:\Documents and Settings\tore-\workspace\Prosjekt