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How to work with local files on desktop

Install the desktop app when the job needs files or apps on your machine. Tally, local documents, and the browser broker are desktop or extension paths. The website alone cannot see your disk.

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How to work with local files on desktop

Key Takeaways

  • Download the desktop app before you try a local-file or Tally job.
  • Local files and cloud chat-with-PDF are different paths. Choose one on purpose.
  • Browser control still needs the extension or desktop broker.

Install and sign in

Download the installer from ashna.ai/download. Sign in, then retry the chat that needed local access.

Pick the file path

Cloud upload is chat-with-file. On-disk work is desktop. Do not mix them in one mental model.

Tally and browser next

Tally has its own how-to. Browser control is covered in the client-side versus server RPA research note.

Try it now

Open AshnaAI and run this in a new chat. New accounts start at app.ashna.ai/signup.

Sourcing & Methodology

Desktop setup for local files, Tally, and browser broker.

Topics

#desktop#how-to#files

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Frequently asked questions

Everything You Need to Know

When the agent must read local files, talk to TallyPrime, or use the desktop browser broker.

Yes, if you upload the PDF to chat. That is not the same as a file that never leaves disk.

The extension drives the browser. The desktop app also covers Tally and local files. Some jobs need both.

No. Sign in with the same AshnaAI account after you install.

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