# Convert a file URL to an absolute path (/docs/guides/util/file-url-to-path)

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Use `Bun.fileURLToPath()` to convert a `file://` URL to an absolute path.

```ts
Bun.fileURLToPath("file:///path/to/file.txt");
// => "/path/to/file.txt"
```

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See [Utils](/runtime/utils).