---
title: Directory
slug: /directory
---

import Icon from "@site/src/components/icon";
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import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';
import PartialParams from '@site/docs/_partial-hidden-params.mdx';
import PartialDevModeWindows from '@site/docs/_partial-dev-mode-windows.mdx';

The **Directory** component recursively loads files from a directory, with options for file types, depth, and concurrency.

Files must be of a [supported type and size](/read-file#file-type-and-size-limits) to be loaded.

Outputs either a [`Data`](/data-types#data) or [`DataFrame`](/data-types#dataframe) object, depending on the directory contents.

## Directory parameters

<PartialParams />

| Name               | Type             | Description                                        |
| ------------------ | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| path               | MessageTextInput | Input parameter. The path to the directory to load files from. Default: Current directory (`.`) |
| types              | MessageTextInput | Input parameter. The file types to load. Select one or more, or leave empty to attempt to load all files. |
| depth              | IntInput         | Input parameter. The depth to search for files. |
| max_concurrency    | IntInput         | Input parameter. The maximum concurrency for loading multiple files. |
| load_hidden        | BoolInput        | Input parameter. If `true`, hidden files are loaded.                  |
| recursive          | BoolInput        | Input parameter. If `true`, the search is recursive.                  |
| silent_errors      | BoolInput        | Input parameter. If `true`, errors don't raise an exception.         |
| use_multithreading | BoolInput        | Input parameter. If `true`, multithreading is used.                   |

