# 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:** ![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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