# USB to hard drive/save print files

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/usb-to-hard-drive-save-print-files/14992>\
**Category:** Feature Requests & Ideas\
**Created:** [September 17, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/usb-to-hard-drive-save-print-files/14992 "2017-09-17T18:59:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![KARENCARRSTUDIO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@KARENCARRSTUDIO](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/KARENCARRSTUDIO)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/usb-to-hard-drive-save-print-files/14992/1 "2017-09-17T18:59:23Z")

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How about a USB port to an external hard drive, allowing successful prints to be saved to HDD rather than deleted?

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**Author:** ![billb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/billb/32/5587_2.png) [@billb](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/billb)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/usb-to-hard-drive-save-print-files/14992/2 "2017-09-18T08:13:32Z")

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Why can’t you save the form file from Preform?

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**Author:** ![KARENCARRSTUDIO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@KARENCARRSTUDIO](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/KARENCARRSTUDIO)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/usb-to-hard-drive-save-print-files/14992/3 "2017-09-20T16:21:56Z")

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Sorry… mean to save the ripped and printed file in association with the printer, so it and others can be reprinted without access to the PC. A library to hold printed files for future use, PC free.