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title: "Folder Exists Step"
url: "https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/folder-exists-step"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-12-25T10:37:05.977Z"
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# Folder Exists Step

The Folder Exists step checks if a specific folder path is on your system. This helps you run your workflow differently depending on if a folder is there or not.

## How to Use the Folder Exists Step

Add this step to your process to see if a folder is present before doing anything else.

### Step 1: Add the Folder Exists Step

1.  Open your process in the Robotiq.ai editor.
2.  Drag and drop the "Folder Exists" step into your workflow.

### Step 2: Configure Input Parameters

1.  Select the "Folder Exists" step in your process.
2.  In the properties panel, find the "Input parameters" section.

### Step 3: Configure Output Parameters

1.  In the properties panel, find the "Output parameters" section.

## Parameters Explained

**Step name** (Optional)

-   A custom name for this step in your process.
-   Example: `Check for Reports Folder`
-   Use this to make your process steps easier to understand.

**Folder path** (Required)

-   The full path of the folder you want to check.
-   Example: `C:\Users\YourName\Documents\Reports`
-   You can use an existing string variable or type the path directly.

**Folder Exists** (Required)

-   The name of a true/false variable that will store the result.
-   Example: `isReportFolderPresent`
-   If the folder exists, this variable will be `True`. If it doesn't exist, it will be `False`.

## Related Articles

-   [Create Folder Step - Robotiq.ai Help Center](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/create-folder-step)
-   [Delete Folder Step - Robotiq.ai Help Center](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/delete-folder-step)
-   [File Exists Step - Robotiq.ai Help Center](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/file-exists-step)
-   [Set Variable Value Step - Robotiq.ai Help Center](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/set-variable-value-step)

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