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# Folder path excluding file name

In certain scenarios, data may need to be written to a Google Drive destination without a file present beforehand.

<figure><img src="https://media.langstack.com/documentation/media/images/connector/googledriveconnector/folderpathnofiletemp.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

In this case, a temporary file is created at the destination where the data is written. The format of the file name is: "tempupload\_date\_timeasGMT\_GUID".

<figure><img src="https://media.langstack.com/documentation/media/images/connector/googledriveconnector/gdtempuploadfile.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>