# `File` Object

> Use the HTML5 `File` API to work natively with files on the filesystem.

> **Warning**
> The `path` property that Electron adds to the `File` interface is deprecated
> and **will** be removed in a future Electron release.  We recommend you
> use `webUtils.getPathForFile` instead.

The DOM's File interface provides abstraction around native files in order to
let users work on native files directly with the HTML5 file API. Electron has
added a `path` attribute to the `File` interface which exposes the file's real
path on filesystem.

Example of getting a real path from a dragged-onto-the-app file:

```html
<div id="holder">
  Drag your file here
</div>

<script>
  document.addEventListener('drop', (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    e.stopPropagation();

    for (const f of e.dataTransfer.files) {
      console.log('File(s) you dragged here: ', f.path)
    }
  });
  document.addEventListener('dragover', (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    e.stopPropagation();
  });
</script>
```