---
title: File Resource Types
framework: corefoundation
role: collectionGroup
role_heading: API Collection
path: corefoundation/file-resource-types
---

# File Resource Types

Possible values for the kCFURLFileResourceTypeKey key.

## Topics

### Constants

- [kCFURLFileResourceTypeBlockSpecial](corefoundation/kcfurlfileresourcetypeblockspecial.md)
- [kCFURLFileResourceTypeCharacterSpecial](corefoundation/kcfurlfileresourcetypecharacterspecial.md)
- [kCFURLFileResourceTypeDirectory](corefoundation/kcfurlfileresourcetypedirectory.md)
- [kCFURLFileResourceTypeNamedPipe](corefoundation/kcfurlfileresourcetypenamedpipe.md)
- [kCFURLFileResourceTypeRegular](corefoundation/kcfurlfileresourcetyperegular.md)
- [kCFURLFileResourceTypeSocket](corefoundation/kcfurlfileresourcetypesocket.md)
- [kCFURLFileResourceTypeSymbolicLink](corefoundation/kcfurlfileresourcetypesymboliclink.md)
- [kCFURLFileResourceTypeUnknown](corefoundation/kcfurlfileresourcetypeunknown.md)

## See Also

### File System Constants

- [Common File System Resource Keys](corefoundation/common-file-system-resource-keys.md)
- [File Property Keys](corefoundation/file-property-keys.md)
- [iCloud Constants](corefoundation/icloud-constants.md)
- [Volume Property Keys](corefoundation/volume-property-keys.md)
- [CFError userInfo Dictionary Keys](corefoundation/cferror-userinfo-dictionary-keys.md)