# How To Do Not duplicate renders to \[tmp\] folder? And use File Output in compositor only?

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**Category:** Lighting and Rendering\
**Created:** [September 4, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-do-not-duplicate-renders-to-tmp-folder-and-use-file-output-in-compositor-only/1404745 "2022-09-04T04:11:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vitaliy\_Sokol](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/vitaliy_sokol/32/506049_2.png) [@Vitaliy\_Sokol](https://blenderartists.org/u/Vitaliy_Sokol)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-do-not-duplicate-renders-to-tmp-folder-and-use-file-output-in-compositor-only/1404745/1 "2022-09-04T04:11:10Z")

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In post processing settings pipeline Sequencer is off.  
So, despite on settings Blender duplicates renders to “tmp” and “File Output” folders.  
How to switch this option of?

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**Author:** ![a59303](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/a59303/32/9892_2.png) [@a59303](https://blenderartists.org/u/a59303)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-do-not-duplicate-renders-to-tmp-folder-and-use-file-output-in-compositor-only/1404745/2 "2022-09-04T07:10:55Z")

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Not 100% but it looks like this works: Delete everything from the text box for file output and delete the composite node.

1:48 in this video

[![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/b/c/a/bcaf25c9a13be1c3f174db3a72ac6e10121d3705.jpeg "Blender-Render passes as sequences (File Output Node)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0JtiByzBkQ)

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**Author:** ![Vitaliy\_Sokol](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/vitaliy_sokol/32/506049_2.png) [@Vitaliy\_Sokol](https://blenderartists.org/u/Vitaliy_Sokol)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 9:33am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-do-not-duplicate-renders-to-tmp-folder-and-use-file-output-in-compositor-only/1404745/3 "2022-09-04T09:33:43Z")

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Thank you, will try.

UPD: it ruins console render completely - permission denied, it tying to save an image to nowhere. Fk.

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**Author:** ![a59303](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/a59303/32/9892_2.png) [@a59303](https://blenderartists.org/u/a59303)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-do-not-duplicate-renders-to-tmp-folder-and-use-file-output-in-compositor-only/1404745/4 "2022-09-05T16:39:12Z")

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Yeah, sorry I couldn’t be of more help:

Found this: Use the output as one of your outputs.

> [@File output node & default output](https://blenderartists.org/t/file-output-node-default-output/664752/10):
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> This is really weird. I feel like if there is no compositor node then it should just render file output. Anyway, a solution is using the composite node as one of your file outputs.

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**Author:** ![Vitaliy\_Sokol](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/vitaliy_sokol/32/506049_2.png) [@Vitaliy\_Sokol](https://blenderartists.org/u/Vitaliy_Sokol)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-do-not-duplicate-renders-to-tmp-folder-and-use-file-output-in-compositor-only/1404745/5 "2022-09-06T06:40:01Z")

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Unfortunatelly it renders to /tmp\ folder anyway, if this field is empty console rendering stops with an error.

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**Author:** ![a59303](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/a59303/32/9892_2.png) [@a59303](https://blenderartists.org/u/a59303)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-do-not-duplicate-renders-to-tmp-folder-and-use-file-output-in-compositor-only/1404745/6 "2022-09-06T16:28:14Z")

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Where is the /tmp\ path set?

maybe this.

[https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/189869/disable-default-animation-output-when-using-file-output-nodes](https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/189869/disable-default-animation-output-when-using-file-output-nodes)