Get java.nio.file.Path object from java.io.File

You likely want File.toPath().

Yes, you can get it from the File object by using File.toPath(). Keep in mind that this is only for Java 7+. Java versions 6 and below do not have it.

From the documentation:

Paths associated with the default provider are generally interoperable with the java.io.File class. Paths created by other providers are unlikely to be interoperable with the abstract path names represented by java.io.File. The toPath method may be used to obtain a Path from the abstract path name represented by a java.io.File object. The resulting Path can be used to operate on the same file as the java.io.File object. In addition, the toFile method is useful to construct a File from the String representation of a Path.

(emphasis mine)

So, for toFile:

Returns a File object representing this path.

And toPath:

Returns a java.nio.file.Path object constructed from the this abstract path.