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title: "Save Content To Download Cache"
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# Save Content To Download Cache

### General

This action can be used to save content (such as external files or report documents) to Memory, which can then be retrieved using the API Download method.

### Properties

This type of action has the following properties:

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Content Type | The type of content you want to save to the file system (see below). |
| Filename | An [Expression](/release35/docs/introduction-to-mail-and-deploy-expressions) that evaluates to a string that contains Filename. |
| Download ID | An [Expression](/release35/docs/introduction-to-mail-and-deploy-expressions) that evaluates to the ID that will be used afterwards in the API Download method. |

### Content Types

#### Saving a Report Document

You can save a report document (that you have previously created, for instance with a [Create Report Document Action](/release35/docs/create-report-document)) by setting the *Content Type* to *Report Document*. An additional property *Content* will be available where you can select the report document you want to save. The *Output Path* property must return the local or UNC file path including the file name.

#### Saving an External File

You can save an external file to the file system by setting the property *Content Type* to *External File*. A new property *Content Path* will be available which is an [Expression](/release35/docs/introduction-to-mail-and-deploy-expressions) that evaluates to a string that contains a local or UNC file path to the external file to save. The *Output Path* property must return the local or UNC file path including the file name.

#### Saving a File Collection

You can save all files of a [File Collection](/release35/docs/file-collections) by setting the property *Content Type* to *File Collection*. A new property *Content* will be available where you can select the file collection to save. The *Output Path* property must return the local or UNC path to the directory to which to save the files contained in the file collection.

#### Saving a Zipped File Collection

You can save a ZIP file that contains all files of a [File Collection](/release35/docs/file-collections) by setting the property *Content Type* to *Zipped File Collection*. A new property *Content* will be available where you can select the file collection to zip and save. The *Output Path* property must return the local or UNC path including the file name of the ZIP file.

For more information, see [How to use Save Content To Download Cache Action and Download API method (with example)?](https://community.mail-and-deploy.com/portal/en/kb/articles/how-to-use-save-content-to-download-cache-action-and-download-api-method-with-example).