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# Diaflow Drive
Diaflow Drive allows users to save or get files and metadata from the Diaflow Drive.
## Description
**What it does:** Diaflow Drive is a robust storage solution that enables users to save and retrieve files and metadata. By leveraging Diaflow Drive, users can securely store a wide variety of file types, ensuring their data is always accessible when needed. This platform not only supports file storage but also allows for comprehensive metadata management, providing a structured and efficient way to handle information.
The Diaflow Drive component has the identifier of drive-**X**, where **X** represents the instance number of the Diaflow Drive component.
**When to use it?**
* **Saving outputs**: Imagine your workflow generates a report. You can use the Diaflow Drive node to automatically save that report file to your Diaflow Drive, keeping everything organized.
* **Using files as inputs**: Let's say you have a CSV file in Diaflow Drive with a list of products. You can use the Diaflow Drive node to load that file into your workflow and then process the product data.
* **Managing files within your automation:** If your workflow needs to keep track of files, update them, or use them in different steps, Diaflow Drive node is essential for managing those files directly within your automation flow.
## Component settings
| Parameter Name | Description |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Action |
Refers to the action to be performed on the drive.
There are 4 possibilities.
Save file
Get file URL
Retrieve file metadata
Retrieve folder metadata
|
| Folder | Select the exact location to perform an action. |
| File data |
Only available if you select "Save file".
The file will be pushed into the drive.
|
| From |
Only available if you select "Get file" or "Get file metadata".
The target file/folder to get files.
|
| Select file |
Only available if you select "Get file URL" or "Retrieve file metadata".
Clicking to view or select a file
|
## Advanced configurations
This Diaflow Drive component has no advanced configurations.
## Use case
Here is a simple use case of the Diaflow Drive component, where the Diaflow Drive component is used to save an input file, which is a PDF, into Diaflow's drive.
**Input**:
* Action = "Save File"
* Folder = "/root"
* File data = Refer to the URL Link of the node before
**Output**:
At the Diaflow Drive page, when the user reloads the page, they will view the file
