# File Upload Save To Local Disk

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-upload-save-to-local-disk/62163>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** scripting, ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [July 21, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-upload-save-to-local-disk/62163 "2022-07-21T13:40:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-upload-save-to-local-disk/62163/8 "2022-08-03T16:37:42Z")

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> [@MattEbert94](#):
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> it says the file data comes back as a ByteArray and in the database it is formatted as `0xASDF1234.....` type data.

It is perfectly normal for DBs to **display** blob data in a hexadecimal format. When delivered in a query, it should actually be bytes.

You never did say why you need these as files on the gateway's disk. If you are going to be displaying these in Perspective, you'll need something like my [Blob Server Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-professionals-blob-server-module/57970) anyways, and it needs to pull from a DB.

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