Intellij Idea problem with text file impossible to read - intellij-idea

I have a problem using Intellij Idea.
I am absolutely unable to load text file as InputStream - it doesnt matter where do I put the file (main/java, main/resources...) it just can't find the file - in Eclipse everything works just fine.
I tried setings->compiler->resource patterns and added ?*.txt but that doesn't seem to work either.
Any help is appreciated.

If you load it as a File, make sure that Working Directory is properly set in IDEA Run/Debug Configuration, since it's the default directory where Java will look for a file when you try to access it like new File("file.txt"). Working directory should be set to the directory of your project containing .txt files.
If you load files as a classpath resource, then they should reside somewhere under Source root and will be copied to the classpath according to Settings | Compiler | Resource Patterns.
If you can't get it working, upload your project somewhere including IDEA project files so that we can point to your mistake.

Look at the image, notice that the txt files are in the project root, and not the source folders (in blue).

If you open the Project Structure dialog, and click on Modules and select your module - are the correct folders marked as Source Folders on the sources tab?
Link for how to get to Project Structure dialog
Also, if you print out the absolute path of that file you are trying to read, is that anywhere near where you expect it to be?

An easy way to figure out the same would be to try creating a file in the same fashion and see where it gets created in your project. You can put your input file at the same location and it should work just fine (if it doesn't, you should check your resource pattern which might be causing the file to be not copied over in the build output).
This method actually gives you the working directory of your intellij settings which is pointed out in the accepted answer. Just sharing as I had similar trouble and I figured out this way. :)

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The process I followed was (as illustrated by an Idea guide):
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Build jar
Run jar
After this, I get a
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Adding code to the build.gradle file for the jar->manifest portion
Trying the method of moving the manifest stuff into a resources folder
Checking that the jar exists
Moving the manifest stuff into a different folder (java,kotlin,out folders)
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All of the above has not worked.
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None of the solutions worked for me.
I solved it in this way:
When setting up the artifact, change:
Meta-inf: (...)\src\main\ (you must remove "java")
Also, there was a problem with resources, solved this way:
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Output Layout > Add copy of > Directory content > resources.
That's all!
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Navigating to Project Structure
Going to the Artifacts tab
Explicitly adding a new META-INF/ directory in my jar
Adding the created MANIFEST.MF file to the META-INF/ in the jar FROM THE ARTIFACTS TAB
Rearranging the order for the META-INF/ to be at the top
Building and running
The end result looked like this
while creating the exeutable jar file explicitly create a mainfest.txt file
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Ever use the Minecraft Server? At initial launch, it creates all the files and folders it needs, and allows you to make changes to files like Server.properties and ops.txt by making them external of the executable jar file.
I'm working on a similar project, and I want to duplicate that behavior. Everything works great when I run it in eclipse. When I export to a jar file though, things get funky. The external files and folders are created without a hitch, but afterword, it would appear as though they cannot be read from or written to. Any ideas how Notch made his server?
--edit--
Scratch that, it doesn't even appear to reliably create the files and folders. Maybe it only creates them the very first run after creation?
--edit again--
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