fix

app.py

@@ -51,8 +51,20 @@ else:
 
 # Create output directories
 logger.info("Setting up output directories")
-# Use /data for persistent storage in Hugging Face Spaces
-BASE_PATH = Path("/data")
+# Try /data for persistent storage, fallback to current directory
+try:
+    # Check if /data is available (persistent storage enabled)
+    data_path = Path("/data")
+    if data_path.exists() and os.access(data_path, os.W_OK):
+        BASE_PATH = data_path
+        logger.info("Using /data directory for persistent storage")
+    else:
+        raise PermissionError("No access to /data")
+except (PermissionError, OSError):
+    # Fallback to current directory for free tier
+    BASE_PATH = Path(".")
+    logger.info("Using current directory (files will be ephemeral without persistent storage)")
+
 output_dir = BASE_PATH / "business_card_exports"
 images_dir = BASE_PATH / "business_cards"
 output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
@@ -700,20 +712,20 @@ with gr.Blocks(title="Business Card Data Extractor") as demo:
         - 📁 **Current Run**: Contains only the cards you just processed
         - 📊 **Total Database**: Contains ALL cards ever processed (cumulative)
         
-        **🔄 Persistent Storage & Hub Integration:**
-        - 💾 Files saved to `/data` directory (persistent across restarts)
-        - 🌐 Automatically uploaded to Hub repository (if configured)
-        - 📂 Excel files: `/data/business_card_exports/`
-        - 🖼️ Images: `/data/business_cards/` (if save option enabled)
+        **💾 File Storage:**
+        - 📂 Excel files: `business_card_exports/` folder
+        - 🖼️ Images: `business_cards/` folder (if save option enabled)
+        - 🔄 **Persistent storage**: Enable in Space settings for files to survive restarts
+        - 🌐 **Hub uploads**: Files auto-uploaded to repository (if `HF_TOKEN` configured)
         
         **📌 File Access:**
-        - Download directly from interface or check Space's Files tab
-        - Hub uploads available at: `exports/` and `images/` folders in repo
-        - Check `FOLDER_CONTENTS.txt` for complete file listing
+        - ⬇️ Download directly from interface buttons
+        - 📁 Check Space's Files tab (if persistent storage enabled)
+        - 🌐 Hub repository: `exports/` and `images/` folders (if token set)
+        - 📋 `FOLDER_CONTENTS.txt` shows complete file listing
         
         **⚙️ Optional Hub Integration:**
-        - Set `HF_TOKEN` in Space secrets to enable file uploads to repository
-        - Files will be uploaded to `polygraf-ai/business_card_extractor`
+        - Set `HF_TOKEN` in Space secrets to upload files to `polygraf-ai/business_card_extractor`
         """
     )
     
@@ -772,7 +784,7 @@ with gr.Blocks(title="Business Card Data Extractor") as demo:
         - 📄 **Data Extraction**: Names, emails, phone numbers, addresses, and more
         - 📞 **Smart Combination**: Multiple emails/phones combined with commas
         - 🏠 **Address Merging**: All phone types and address fields combined
-        - 💾 **Persistent Storage**: Files saved to `/data` directory (survives restarts)
+        - 💾 **Smart Storage**: Auto-detects persistent storage, falls back gracefully
         - 🌐 **Hub Integration**: Auto-upload to repository (optional)
         - 📊 **Dual Output**: Current run + cumulative database files
         - 📝 **Full Tracking**: Processing date, filename, image path, and AI model used