diff --git a/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.cpp b/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.cpp
index 59e34271059..da5fabfd28e 100644
--- a/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.cpp
+++ b/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.cpp
@@ -449,10 +449,16 @@ ofBuffer ofBufferFromFile(const std::filesystem::path & path, bool binary){
 	return ofBuffer(f);
 }
 
+
+//--------------------------------------------------
+bool ofSaveBuffer(const ofBuffer& buffer, const std::filesystem::path & path, bool binary) {
+    ofFile f(path, ofFile::WriteOnly, binary);
+    return buffer.writeTo(f);
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------
 bool ofBufferToFile(const std::filesystem::path & path, const ofBuffer& buffer, bool binary){
-	ofFile f(path, ofFile::WriteOnly, binary);
-	return buffer.writeTo(f);
+    return ofSaveBuffer(buffer, path, binary);
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.h b/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.h
index 027f79fe7dc..dab736d5be4 100644
--- a/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.h
+++ b/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.h
@@ -258,6 +258,17 @@ class ofBuffer{
 /// split at endline characters automatically
 ofBuffer ofBufferFromFile(const std::filesystem::path & path, bool binary=true);
 
+//--------------------------------------------------
+/// Write the contents of a buffer to a file at path.
+///
+/// Saves as a text file by default.
+///
+/// \param buffer data source to write from
+/// \param path file to open
+/// \param binary set to false if you are writing a text file & want lines
+/// split at endline characters automatically
+bool ofSaveBuffer(const ofBuffer& buffer, const std::filesystem::path & path, bool binary=true);
+
 //--------------------------------------------------
 /// Write the contents of a buffer to a file at path.
 ///
@@ -267,7 +278,7 @@ ofBuffer ofBufferFromFile(const std::filesystem::path & path, bool binary=true);
 /// \param buffer data source to write from
 /// \param binary set to false if you are writing a text file & want lines
 /// split at endline characters automatically
-bool ofBufferToFile(const std::filesystem::path & path, const ofBuffer& buffer, bool binary=true);
+OF_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use ofSaveBuffer.", bool ofBufferToFile(const std::filesystem::path & path, const ofBuffer& buffer, bool binary=true));
 
 //--------------------------------------------------
 /// \class ofFilePath