# Choose Folder

This action allows you to select a folder. The output can be stored to a string variable and its value is the folder path.

## **Properties**

![](/files/-MfgXFr7VC12fP8JfVsV)

### **Output**

* **Output**: the name of the variable to hold the chosen path.

### **Misc**

* **Display Name**: action display name in your implementation project.
* **Wait Before**: number milliseconds robot to wait before executing the action.
* **Wait After:** number milliseconds robot to wait until moving to the next action.
* **Abort on Error**: True/False
* **Retry Times**: Specifies the number of times to retry an action if it doesn't end successfully. Default value 0 (no retry); Use -1 if you want to retry indefinitely. 

## **Use Case**

### **Potential Use Cases**

* Select the folder with invoices or other documents to be processed
* Select the folder where processed documents or generated reports to be placed

### **Examples of Using Choose Folder**

Please see below a video that exemplifies the usage of the Choose Folder activity:

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paw1zNL82Vc&feature=emb_title>" %}

You can see how the **Choose Folder** activity is used in an example that incorporates multiple activities. You can check and download the example from here:

{% file src="/files/-MT5r0Rb6qPlbUTRjdNj" %}
Choose Folder sample project
{% endfile %}

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