# Import a file from the plugin folder to photoshop

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**Category:** UXP Plugin API\
**Tags:** uxp\
**Created:** [September 24, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/import-a-file-from-the-plugin-folder-to-photoshop/6861 "2023-09-24T15:05:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/import-a-file-from-the-plugin-folder-to-photoshop/6861/2 "2023-09-25T13:35:43Z")

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I can not help you fix your specific problem, as I do not know enough.  
I have just solved the same problem in a different way. If you do not explicitly need to import the image as binary, maybe this could help?

> [@Import Image as Layer](http://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/import-image-as-layer/6563/17):
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> Thanks tomzag, after Aurore had no issue with the extra await, I thought I made a mistake. Your suggestion was correct, logical, and made it work! I now have a working script that imports a layer and then resizes it to the canvas size: const {executeAsModal} = require("photoshop").core; const {batchPlay} = require("photoshop").action; const {localFileSystem: fs} = require("uxp").storage; const app = require('photoshop').app; const currentDocument = app.activeDocument; let docWidth = currentD…

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