# Find file storage node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/find-file-storage-node/22728>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [6 March 2020 16:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/find-file-storage-node/22728 "2020-03-06T16:08:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pilljar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@Pilljar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Pilljar)\
**Post date:** [6 March 2020 16:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/find-file-storage-node/22728/1 "2020-03-06T16:08:23Z")

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I am trying to find a source for the File Storage node. This is the one with just an input connection and stores text as a file.  
Can anyone tell me where it has gone to.

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [6 March 2020 16:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/find-file-storage-node/22728/2 "2020-03-06T16:14:48Z")

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The File node is still in the core set of nodes included with Node-RED.

Where are you using Node-RED? We do disable the node in the IBM Cloud instance because when running in Cloud Foundry the file system is ephemeral and shouldn't be used for long-term storage.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [6 March 2020 17:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/find-file-storage-node/22728/3 "2020-03-06T17:09:52Z")

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That is the File node, except that it does have an output, it passes on the input message when the write is complete as sometimes that can be useful if one wants to take further action after the write.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2020 17:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/find-file-storage-node/22728/4 "2020-05-05T17:09:55Z")

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