# Check if file exists or not

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**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [October 17, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/check-if-file-exists-or-not/39317 "2022-10-17T12:17:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/check-if-file-exists-or-not/39317/2 "2022-10-17T13:40:09Z")

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Hi

> [@How to check if a file is exist in data folder by code?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-check-if-a-file-is-exist-in-data-folder-by-code/589):
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> I have to check if a file is exist in data folder while the code is running. How to achieve that function?

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