# Using a relative path in a WebDev Mounted Folder

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-a-relative-path-in-a-webdev-mounted-folder/98671>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, scripting\
**Created:** [November 15, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-a-relative-path-in-a-webdev-mounted-folder/98671 "2024-11-15T16:13:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 15, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-a-relative-path-in-a-webdev-mounted-folder/98671/1 "2024-11-15T16:13:46Z")

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Is it possible to use a relative path (e.g. `.\Backup`) in a WebDev Mounted Folder? If it is, where in the Ignition install directory would it be relative to?

My other question extends that - I'm building out a simple Document Management system using this Mounted Folder - the purpose of the Mounted Folder is more for retrieving the files I already uploaded, right? I would still have to use `system.file.writeFile` or a similar function with the appropriate path to add them to the gateway server so that they can be retrieved by the WebDev endpoint?

I need a sanity check to make sure I'm not misleading a customer - TIA!