# Placing files outside app namespace

**URL:** <https://forum.legato.io/t/placing-files-outside-app-namespace/6001>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 19, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.legato.io/t/placing-files-outside-app-namespace/6001 "2021-10-19T00:26:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ClaudioBaldo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@ClaudioBaldo](https://forum.legato.io/u/ClaudioBaldo)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.legato.io/t/placing-files-outside-app-namespace/6001/1 "2021-10-19T00:26:30Z")

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Is there any way to place files outside the app folder?

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**Author:** ![jyijyi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.legato.io/jyijyi/32/822_2.png) [@jyijyi](https://forum.legato.io/u/jyijyi)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.legato.io/t/placing-files-outside-app-namespace/6001/2 "2021-10-19T01:00:31Z")

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You can try with unsandboxed application

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**Author:** ![ClaudioBaldo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@ClaudioBaldo](https://forum.legato.io/u/ClaudioBaldo)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.legato.io/t/placing-files-outside-app-namespace/6001/3 "2021-10-19T01:11:23Z")

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yes, I have, but when I specify the:  
files:

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**Author:** ![jyijyi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.legato.io/jyijyi/32/822_2.png) [@jyijyi](https://forum.legato.io/u/jyijyi)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.legato.io/t/placing-files-outside-app-namespace/6001/4 "2021-10-19T04:45:42Z")

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You can see here

> [@Invoking shell scripts from Legato app](https://forum.legato.io/t/invoking-shell-scripts-from-legato-app/5575/4):
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> I don’t see problem on WP76 FW R13. You can use my hello6.tar.gz. [hello6.tar.gz](https://forum.legato.io/uploads/short-url/czj2K4NaAp4M02tLAjqZGY8p95w.gz) (314.7 KB) root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# chmod 777 /tmp/test.sh root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# /tmp/test.sh root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# ls /tmp/123.txt /tmp/123.txt root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# cat /tmp/123.txt 123 root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# rm /tmp/123.txt root@swi-mdm9x28-wp:~# ls /tmp/ hello6.wp76xx.update legato test.sh hosts pkgdwl thermal\_engi\_ipc ld.so.cache psm\_socket …