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Supported events

File Added	Triggers whenever a new file was added
File Changed	Triggers whenever a file was changed
File Deleted	Triggers whenever a file was deleted
Folder Added	Triggers whenever a new folder was added
Folder Deleted	Triggers whenever a folder was deleted

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I’m trying to get local trigger node to read a file in one of my folders but I don’t think that my local file trigger even has access to my computer as it’s not pulling anything up. How can I confirm that it has access t…
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