# Interface: `IFile`

[@jupyterlite/contents](../modules/jupyterlite_contents.md).[DriveFS](../modules/jupyterlite_contents.DriveFS.md).IFile

A file representation;

## Properties

### `data`

> **`data`**: `Uint8Array`

#### Defined in

[packages/contents/src/drivefs.ts:538](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/7971e0aa/packages/contents/src/drivefs.ts#L538)

### `format`

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

#### Defined in

[packages/contents/src/drivefs.ts:539](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/7971e0aa/packages/contents/src/drivefs.ts#L539)