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title: "Save Datasource To File System"
slug: "save-datasource-to-file-system"
updated: 2024-09-18T12:19:23Z
published: 2024-09-18T12:19:23Z
canonical: "help.mail-and-deploy.com/save-datasource-to-file-system"
---

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# Save Datasource To File System

### General

This type of action can be used to save a [Datasource](/release34/docs/introduction-to-datasources) to the file system.

          NOTE

          

This type of action is not available in the SaaS version of Mail & Deploy.

          
          

> **Example:** You can save a [Local QlikView Document Datasource](/release34/docs/local-qlikview-documents) to the file system; this will save the QVW file to the specified location.

          NOTE

          

Saving a [Datasource](/release34/docs/introduction-to-datasources) is only available for datasources that support to be saved to the file system.

### Properties

This type of action has the following properties:

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Datasource | The [Datasource](/release34/docs/introduction-to-datasources) to be saved to the file system. |
| File Path | An [Expression](/release34/docs/introduction-to-mail-and-deploy-expressions) that evaluates to a string that contains a local or UNC file path to save the Datasource to. |

### Compatibility

This action is only compatible with the following types of [Datasources](/release34/docs/introduction-to-datasources):

- [Local QlikView Document Datasources](/release34/docs/local-qlikview-documents)