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Metal file used in metalworking and finishing recipes. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.

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File at a glance

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Smithing Tools

Metal file used in metalworking and finishing recipes.

No published stats for this item yet.

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Where to find it

Garages, tool sheds, hardware stores.

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Quick answers

Where do you find the File in Project Zomboid?

Garages, tool sheds, hardware stores.

What is the File used for?

Metal file used in metalworking and finishing recipes. Keep one with your smithing kit.

Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg. Item art is from Project Zomboid.