File Drive

Each datastore contains a File Drive – file storage hosted by your Toca platform. File Drive is similar to a bot's file system but can be used by stateless automation, bot pools, and apps.

File Drive can contain directories, sub directories etc. so you can organise files however you need to.
Files and directories can be manually added and deleted via the datastore.
Files and directories can be added and deleted programmatically using automation.

Moving or deleting files may break automation or apps that rely on those files.

Automation

File path controls in automation actions can access File Drive files and directories via the file chooser. File Drive files are also available via the Datastore panel.

Up to date versions of actions will be needed for most file interactions on stateless activities.

Apps

Apps can use File Drive files via the datastore panel when selecting datachips:

Select the File Drive from the Storage section at the bottom of the variables list.
Point to the file using a file path (either manually entered or selected using the file chooser).

File Drive files cannot be subscribed to for updates, so bear this in mind when using them.