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ExternalStoragePut
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ExternalStoragePut

[Experimental]

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writes expr to an external storage specified by $ExternalStorageBase.

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ExternalStoragePut[expr,path]

writes expr to a specific path in an external storage specified by $ExternalStorageBase.

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writes expr to the service and path represented by an ExternalStorageObject.

Details and Options

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)Summary of the most common use cases

Save a computed value to the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS):

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-z9uzht
Out[1]=1

Retrieve the value:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-7n9j5h
Out[2]=2

Save a computed value to Dropbox:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-urtl3d
Out[1]=1

Retrieve the value:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-2jlimo
Out[2]=2

Scope  (2)Survey of the scope of standard use cases

Default Path  (1)

Save an expression to Dropbox using the default target path:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-rr2fku
Out[1]=1

Retrieve the value:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-qpetym
Out[2]=2

Path Specification  (1)

Save an expression to Dropbox. If the target directory does not exist, it will be created:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-ddudmz
Out[1]=1

Retrieve the value:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-ovzu23
Out[2]=2

Options  (3)Common values & functionality for each option

ExternalStorageBase  (2)

Dropbox  (1)

Save an expression to Dropbox specifying the target path:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-kaiat
Out[1]=1

Retrieve the value:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-2uh88o
Out[2]=2

IPFS  (1)

Save an expression to the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS). IPFS does not require a target path because files in that system are identified by a content identifier (CID) that is automatically generated:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-tudim3
Out[1]=1

Retrieve the value:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-b4x3x9
Out[2]=2

OverwriteTarget  (1)

By default, ExternalStoragePut does not overwrite a file if an existing path is provided and the expression to be saved is the same as the one in the existing file.

Save a expression to Dropbox:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-qe1t9f
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-bk3d42
Out[2]=2
In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-gywlsl
Out[3]=3

Save a different expression to the same path:

In[4]:=4
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-krgzgo
Out[4]=4
In[5]:=5
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-zp6vd7
Out[5]=5

A new file will be created:

In[6]:=6
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-ntli1c
Out[6]=6

By setting the OverwriteTarget option to True, the target file will be replaced:

In[7]:=7
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-c63slq
Out[7]=7
In[8]:=8
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bzqrltvlapms74ss-7ckgkr
Out[8]=8
Wolfram Research (2020), ExternalStoragePut, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExternalStoragePut.html.
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Wolfram Research (2020), ExternalStoragePut, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExternalStoragePut.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2020), ExternalStoragePut, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExternalStoragePut.html.

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Wolfram Research (2020), ExternalStoragePut, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExternalStoragePut.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2020. "ExternalStoragePut." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExternalStoragePut.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2020. "ExternalStoragePut." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExternalStoragePut.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2020). ExternalStoragePut. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExternalStoragePut.html

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Wolfram Language. (2020). ExternalStoragePut. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExternalStoragePut.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_externalstorageput, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ExternalStoragePut}", year="2020", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExternalStoragePut.html}", note=[Accessed: 18-May-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_externalstorageput, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ExternalStoragePut}", year="2020", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExternalStoragePut.html}", note=[Accessed: 18-May-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_externalstorageput, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ExternalStoragePut}, year={2020}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExternalStoragePut.html}, note=[Accessed: 18-May-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_externalstorageput, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ExternalStoragePut}, year={2020}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExternalStoragePut.html}, note=[Accessed: 18-May-2025 ]}