> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sync.cdata.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Local File Storage

You can use the Local File Storage connector from the CData Sync application to move data
from any supported source to the Local File Storage destination. To do so, you need to add
the connector, authenticate to the connector, and complete your connection.

> [!NOTE]
>
> This connector is available in Sync Self-Hosted deployments only.

## Add the Local File Storage Connector

To enable Sync to use data from Local File Storage, you first must add the
connector, as follows:

<ol>
  <li>Open the **Connections** page of the Sync dashboard.</li>
  <li>Click **Add Connection** to open the **Select Connectors** page.</li>
  <li>Click the **Destinations** tab and locate
  the **Local File Storage** row.</li>

  <li>
    Click the **Configure Connection** icon at the end of that row to open
    the **New Connection** page. This action opens the
    **Add Connection** dialog.

    **Note:** If the **Configure Connection** icon is not
    available, click the **Download Connector** icon to install
    the Local File Storage connector.
  </li>

  <li>Enter a name for your connection in the **Add Connection** dialog.</li>
  <li>Click **Add** to open the **Settings** tab for your connector.</li>
</ol>

For more information about installing new connectors, see
[Connections](https://docs.sync.cdata.com/26.4/en/connections/connections.md).

## Authenticate to Local File Storage

After you add the connector, you need to set the required properties.

* **File Format:** Select the file format that you want to use. Sync supports the CSV, PARQUET, and AVRO file formats.

  When you select the **CSV** file format, the following properties are also displayed:

  * (Optional) **Include Column Headers:** Select whether you want to obtain column headers from the first lines of the specified files. By default, the **Enable** checkbox is already selected.
  * (Optional) **FMT:** Enter the format that you want to use to parse all text files. The default format is **CsvDelimited**.
* **URI:** Enter the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) for the CSV resource location (for example, `C:/FolderName`).

## Complete Your Connection

To complete your connection:

1. Define advanced connection settings on the **Advanced** tab. (In most cases, though, you should not need these settings.)
2. Click **Create & Test** to create your connection.


This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.