# File Exists Condition

With the help of the File Exists Condition it is possible to use the presence or absence of a file as a condition for further actions. The path and the extension of the file are specified here.

The File Exist Condition can be queried in every stream because it is not linked to the project object or the user object.

{% hint style="info" %}
The **File Exists Condition** node now contains the file path as a node result in case the condition does not match.
{% endhint %}


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```
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```

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