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Browser-compatible utilities and FileTree implementations

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## FileTreeHelpers.getOriginalFile() function

Helper function to get the original File object from a FileList by path.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function getOriginalFile(fileList: FileList, path: string): Result<File>;
```

## Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th>

Parameter


</th><th>

Type


</th><th>

Description


</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td>

fileList


</td><td>

FileList


</td><td>

The original FileList


</td></tr>
<tr><td>

path


</td><td>

string


</td><td>

The path to the file


</td></tr>
</tbody></table>

**Returns:**

Result&lt;File&gt;

A successful Result with the File object if found, or a failed Result with an error message otherwise