# Node-red running on Windows accessing File on NAS

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**Created:** [24 September 2020 14:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-running-on-windows-accessing-file-on-nas/33292 "2020-09-24T14:32:51Z")\
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> [@juntiedt](#):
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> My NAS has drive letter Y. Node-red throws an error saying it cannot find the drive.

Are you using back slashes or forward slashes in Node-RED on Windows to describe the file path? If using back slashes, you need to double them up (`\\`) since a back slash is taken as an escape character.

Otherwise, if you use Windows Explorer, can you see the files? Will Node-RED see the file after you've accessed it in Windows Explorer? You could also try using the `\\ipaddress\path\to\file.xx` format instead of relying on a drive letter.

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