What is the node this?

[Aynur_Farajova]

Write to file node

Hi friends,

I found this node by random, and now i can’t find it in the search bar of nodes. Any idea what that node is? Can anyone find it in the search bar?

[Jon]

@Aynur_Farajova that is the write to file node, in the search bar is you search for write or file does it show up?

[Aynur_Farajova]

this doesn’t show up in the search bar at all

[Anshul_Namdev]

Hi @Aynur_Farajova
That node is the older, now hidden version of the file node. When n8n replaces a node, the old one keeps working in existing workflows but gets hidden from the panel, so it won’t turn up in search even though it still runs on the canvas. The current equivalent is the Read/Write Files from Disk node: add that and choose the Write File to Disk operation.
If Read/Write Files from Disk also doesn’t appear, you’re likely on an older n8n version, or file nodes have been excluded on your instance via NODES_EXCLUDE.

Read/Write Files from Disk | Nodes | n8n Docs