# Store Buffer to file

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-buffer-to-file/5351>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [30 November 2018 13:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-buffer-to-file/5351 "2018-11-30T13:59:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![abra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/abra/32/3443_2.png) [@abra](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/abra)\
**Post date:** [30 November 2018 13:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-buffer-to-file/5351/1 "2018-11-30T13:59:32Z")

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Is there any node that allows storing a Buffer to a file, keeping the binary format 1:1, without converting it to any JSON string or whatever?

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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:** [30 November 2018 14:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-buffer-to-file/5351/2 "2018-11-30T14:10:12Z")

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Have you tried the `File` node? I use it successfully to write image files

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**Author:** ![abra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/abra/32/3443_2.png) [@abra](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/abra)\
**Post date:** [30 November 2018 14:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-buffer-to-file/5351/3 "2018-11-30T14:25:51Z")

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Indeed 🙂 .... I thought that it would not work, but it works. Thanks.