# Outputting Text to a Windows file

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/outputting-text-to-a-windows-file/71312>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** home-assistant\
**Created:** [27 November 2022 10:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/outputting-text-to-a-windows-file/71312 "2022-11-27T10:40:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![HenryHA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/henryha/32/70382_2.png) [@HenryHA](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HenryHA)\
**Post date:** [27 November 2022 10:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/outputting-text-to-a-windows-file/71312/1 "2022-11-27T10:40:48Z")

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I see from a previous post "Outputting text to a Windows shared folder" that Node Red running on Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi cant output text to a Windows Folder as HA blocks that and only a modification to HA will allow that.

Is this still the case or is there another way to use something like the Write File node to send text data to a Windows folder. I tried various way specifying the file path incl UNC and no luck.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [27 November 2022 11:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/outputting-text-to-a-windows-file/71312/2 "2022-11-27T11:43:37Z")

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Sounds like a good question for the HA forum. I think they run in a container so unless they grant that permission to write “ anywhere “ then you may be stuck.

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**Author:** ![HenryHA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/henryha/32/70382_2.png) [@HenryHA](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HenryHA)\
**Post date:** [27 November 2022 12:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/outputting-text-to-a-windows-file/71312/3 "2022-11-27T12:23:39Z")

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> [@HenryHA](#):
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> see from a previous post "Outputting text to a Windows shared folder" that Node Red running on Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi cant output text to a Windows Folder as HA blocks that and only a modification to HA will allow that.
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> Is this still the case or is there another way to use something like the Write File node to send text data to a Windows folder. I tried various way specifying the file path incl UNC and no luck.

Thank you I have asked the question on the HA forum.

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**Author:** ![HenryHA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/henryha/32/70382_2.png) [@HenryHA](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HenryHA)\
**Post date:** [27 November 2022 12:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/outputting-text-to-a-windows-file/71312/4 "2022-11-27T12:24:27Z")

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Thanlk you I have asked the question on the HA forum.

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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:** [26 January 2023 12:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/outputting-text-to-a-windows-file/71312/5 "2023-01-26T12:25:15Z")

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