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# Interface: IFile

Defined in: [packages/services/src/contents/drivefs.ts:796](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/14439ec34e3cade5baa221a050277e15da9d0c06/packages/services/src/contents/drivefs.ts#L796)

A file representation;

## Properties

### data

> **data**: `Uint8Array`

Defined in: [packages/services/src/contents/drivefs.ts:797](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/14439ec34e3cade5baa221a050277e15da9d0c06/packages/services/src/contents/drivefs.ts#L797)

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### format

> **format**: `"base64"` \| `"text"` \| `"json"`

Defined in: [packages/services/src/contents/drivefs.ts:798](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/14439ec34e3cade5baa221a050277e15da9d0c06/packages/services/src/contents/drivefs.ts#L798)