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title: Introduction to Application File Management
framework: cocoa
role: article
path: apple-archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/AppFileMgmt
---

# Introduction to Application File Management

Explains how Cocoa applications can use, manipulate, and

## Organization of This Document

This document has the following articles:

- Concepts [File Wrappers](Concepts/FileWrapper.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000773-BBCFDGFC) describes the object that encapsulates a file, directory, or link. - [The Save and Open Panels](Concepts/SaveOpenPanels.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000771-BBCFDGFC) describes the panels that you run to let users specify files (and sometimes directories) to save and open.

Tasks

- [Working With File Wrappers](Tasks/WorkingWithFileWrappers.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000775-BAJFBAAH) describes how to make and manage file wrappers. - [Working With Directory Wrappers](Tasks/WorkingWithDirWrappers.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000776-BAJFBAAH) describes how to make and manage directory wrappers. - [Using a Save Panel](Tasks/UsingASavePanel.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000774-BAJFBAAH) explains how to create and display a save panel. - [Using an Open Panel](Tasks/UsingAnOpenPanel.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000777-BAJFBAAH) explains how to create and display an open panel. - [Getting the Current Selection](Articles/GettingCurrentSelection.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40004925-SW1) describes how to find out what the currently selected file or directory is. - [Filtering Out Browser Items](Articles/FilteringOutBrowserItems.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40004926-SW1) explains how to make specific items in the browser unselectable. - [Configuring a Choose Dialog](Articles/ConfiguringChooseDialog.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40004927-SW1) describes how to configure an Open panel as a Choose dialog. - [Managing Accessory Views](Articles/ManagingAccessoryViews.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40004921-SW1) explains how to make, add, and manage accessory views.

See Also

- *Document-Based Applications Overview* - *[Low-Level File Management Programming Topics](../LowLevelFileMgmt/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000055i)*

[Next](Concepts/SaveOpenPanels.html)

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