# Read file in from iCloud

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-file-in-from-icloud/13525>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [21 July 2019 21:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-file-in-from-icloud/13525 "2019-07-21T21:14:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![gavraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ccd318/32.png) [@gavraq](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gavraq)\
**Post date:** [21 July 2019 21:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-file-in-from-icloud/13525/1 "2019-07-21T21:14:34Z")

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Hi

I would like to read a file using the file in node, but the file is stored on my iCloud drive.

How do I configure the file in node (ie the format for the Filename path) to point to the file location on iCloud.

Thanks in advance for the help.  
Gavin

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [21 July 2019 21:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-file-in-from-icloud/13525/2 "2019-07-21T21:30:58Z")

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You don’t say if you are running Node-RED on a mac or not…

If you are on a mac, you could try opening a terminal window and then dragging your iCloud folder into it which would show you the path.

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**Author:** ![gavraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ccd318/32.png) [@gavraq](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gavraq)\
**Post date:** [21 July 2019 21:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-file-in-from-icloud/13525/3 "2019-07-21T21:33:35Z")

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ok, sorry. My setup is:

Node Red running on a raspberry pi  
Files that I want to read are stored on my iCloud drive on my mac

Both will be on the same home network

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [21 July 2019 21:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-file-in-from-icloud/13525/4 "2019-07-21T21:42:46Z")

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So you would have to mount your icloud drive on your raspberry pi. I don’t think you will find that easy to do but you could try googling to see if you can find a solution to mounting the drive