# Handle Download Block

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This block processes the downloaded file. Please note that the block must be set before the file is uploaded. You need to use this block before the process of downloading a file from the site begins. For example, when the download occurs after clicking on the download button.

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Below is a screenshot of the block settings.

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Settings of the Handle Download block:

* **Timeout.** Set the workflow pending time for the downloaded file to complete (by default, it is 20000ms - 20 seconds. After the time is up, the workflow continues to execute the block.
* **Download id.** The id of download item to handle. File download ID is a unique identifier that is assigned to the downloaded file. This identifier is used to track the download process, as well as to ensure security and control access to the file.
* **File name.** The name of the downloaded file. Leave this field empty if you want to keep the name unchanged.
* **On conflict.** Indicates what to do if a downloaded file's name conflicts with an existing file.
  * `"uniquify".`The browser will change the file name to be unique..
  * `"overwrite".`The browser will overwrite the old file with the recently uploaded file.
  * `"prompt".`The browser will ask the user to make a choice between uniquify or overwrite.

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* **Wait for the file to be downloaded.** Wait until the file is completely downloaded before continuing to the next block. Setting this setting allows you to access the ability to save information about the uploaded file to a variable or table.

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* **Assign to variable.** Defines whether the downloaded file's path will be assigned to a variable or not.
* **Variable name.** Variable name to assign a file path.
* **Insert to table.** Defines whether to insert or not the filepath in the table.
* **Select column.** A column to insert the file path.