--- sourceDocument: Brazil Workflow Data Fabric sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/integrate-applications Release : - brazil ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Brazil Workflow Data Fabric ft:clusterId : - crint bundleId : - crint workflow : - Creator --- # File # File {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Brazil Updated September 10, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read The File components in the RPA Desktop Design Studio perform standard operations on the Windows files and directories. For example, copying files or retrieving temporary file names. * **[Use the AppendBytes component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/OOi3mIvdBz92_~ffiKDUag)** Append bytes to a file as part of an automation Workflow by using the AppendBytes component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the AppendText component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/pfiPq_kDnXirL~GwUFfwUg)** Add text to an existing text of a file as part of an automation Workflow by using the AppendText component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the ChangeExtension component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/2IdJMQdNvLMyp6_Pkwnk8w)** Change the extension of a file by using the ChangeExtension component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the Combine component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/_AmHncjRkLw4_dWaWr84dA)** Combine two paths to create a single path with the Combine component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. For example, C:\\Users could be the first path and \\Data\\TestFolder could be the second path and both could be combined to create the path C:\\Users\\Data\\TestFolder. * **[Use the CopyFile component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/pWQXLrNNMQm23E9lJDlFPA)** Copy an existing file to a new location by using the CopyFile component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the DeleteFile component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/GhXw2LI9uehbKr2pqR54jg)** Delete a file from the location you specify as part of an automation Workflow by using the DeleteFile component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the FileExists component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/2Pphq0Q7bX9tIn9mGKQG8Q)** Find out whether the file you specify exists as part of an automation Workflow by using the FileExists component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the GetDirectoryName component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/RGg9k8J02AJ_plXmVOQZcA)** Get the directory name of the specified path as part of an automation Workflow by using the GetDirectoryName component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the GetExtension component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/lXTbAAvV9wlRcb260aferA)** Get the extension of a file and know its type as part of an automation Workflow by using the GetExtension component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the GetFileName component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/IAkoZGc9eT~Usex8O8N~yw)** Get the name of a file as part of an automation Workflow by using the GetFileName component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the GetFileNameWithoutExtension component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/yVVca9P9BENS0pGek8XK9w)** Get the name of a file without its extension as part of an automation Workflow by using the GetFileNameWithoutExtension component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the GetLastModifiedFile component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/MAkg05EYDzcs9FE_g7RGdA)** Get the name and path to the last modified file in a directory by using the GetLastModifiedFile component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the GetPathRoot component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/~6UkWTGBrsqpyI0exoTinQ)** Get the name of the root folder or directory of a path by using the GetPathRoot component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the GetRandomFileName component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/0UbqosvehJ9DS3~gwKi4Ug)** Get randomly generated file names and their extensions by using the GetRandomFileName component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the GetTempFileName component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/yNJSFVCizFf_bnHXRf4Ayg)** Get the names of temporary Windows files by using the GetTempFileName component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the HasExtension component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/7tbvKsjNBDq~GNKbvae2OA)** Find out whether a file has an extension by using the HasExtension component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the IsPathRooted component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Z00ZCBM43vdFAaimWdYnpw)** Find out if the path you specify has a root folder by using the IsPathRooted component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the MoveFile component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/kexbcZhktc_4DEfiOVERaA)** Move a file from an existing location to a new location as part of an automation Workflow by using the MoveFile component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the ReadBytes component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/9woBCnZ6SH5122Gzql~E5A)** Read the specified number of bytes as part of an automation Workflow by using the ReadBytes component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the ReadText component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/nlJMkt9eWNgPRAh~8FvWKw)** Return all text in a file as output by using the ReadText component in the RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the RenameFile component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/KaRYZYrLSKpuk_6bH7rHSw)** Rename a file and change the file type by using the RenameFile component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the WriteBytes component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/l~J2~7TldMCAKzjJmFp4HA)** Write the specified byte array to a file as part of an automation Workflow by using the WriteBytes component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the WriteText component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Shl73Oyxwtoe1Eu7iFo8Ig)** Append or overwrite existing text to an existing file or create a file and write text to it with the WriteText component in the RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Properties of the File components](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/yAiClLI5WYB22g9JOtBzWw)** Learn about the properties of the File components in RPA Desktop Design Studio.