# Load local files into AIR app

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-local-files-into-air-app/274836
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 5, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-local-files-into-air-app/274836 "2008-11-05T15:54:19Z")
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#### Post date: [November 5, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-local-files-into-air-app/274836/1 "2008-11-05T15:54:19Z")

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I want to load a local file (stored in the applicationStorageDirectory) into my app. Do I make a reference to the file with a File instance and then pull that file in with a URLLoader(new URLRequest(File))?

I’m not clear on how to do this.