---
title: FileProvider
framework: devicemanagement
role: symbol
role_heading: Device Management Profile
path: devicemanagement/fileprovider
---

# FileProvider

The payload that configures file provider settings.

## Declaration

```data
object FileProvider
```

## Properties

AllowManagedFileProvidersToRequestAttribution: If true, enables file providers access to the path of the requesting process. ManagementAllowsExternalVolumeSyncing: If false, the device only allows File Provider extension volume synchronization for the system “home” volume and any data separated volume, and prevents synchronization with any other volumes. If `true``, the device allows File Provider extension volume synchronization for the system “home” volume, any data separated volume, and any encrypted APFS volumes (on either internal or external media). Available: macOS 26.4+ ManagementAllowsKnownFolderSyncing: If false, the device prevents the File Provider extension from using desktop and documents synchronization in any app. This does not impact the ability for apps to utilize the File Provider extension for file and folder syncing with remote storage. Available: macOS 15.2+ ManagementAllowsRemoteSyncing: If false, the device prevents the File Provider extension from using synchronization in any app. Also, none of the other options will be evaluated. Synchronization will be totally disabled for any application. Available: macOS 26.4+ ManagementDomainAutoEnablementList: An array of strings representing the composed identifiers of apps. The device automatically enables the File Provider domains for the corresponding apps. The device doesn’t enable existing domains if enrollment happens after they are created. The device doesn’t prevent the user from disabling these File Provider domains. Users need to manually enable File Provider domains in the Finder if their corresponding apps aren’t listed here. The format of the app identifiers is “Bundle-ID (Team-ID)”, for example com.example.app (ABCD1234). Available: macOS 26.4+ ManagementExternalVolumeSyncingAllowList: An array of strings representing the composed identifiers of apps. The device allows the corresponding apps to use File Provider extension volume synchronization. If present, and ManagementAllowsExternalVolumeSyncing is set to true, the device allows only the apps in this list to use volume synchronization. This key is ignored if ManagementAllowsExternalVolumeSyncing is set to false. The format of the app identifiers is “Bundle-ID (Team-ID)”, for example com.example.app (ABCD1234). Available: macOS 26.4+ ManagementKnownFolderSyncingAllowList: An array of strings representing the composed identifiers of apps. The device allows the corresponding apps to use File Provider extension desktop and documents synchronization. If present, and ManagementAllowsKnownFolderSyncing is set to true, the device allows only the apps in this list to use desktop and documents synchronization. This key is ignored if ManagementAllowsKnownFolderSyncing is set to false. This setting does not impact the ability for apps to use File Provider extension volume access. The format of the app identifiers is “Bundle-ID (Team-ID)”, for example com.example.app (ABCD1234). Available: macOS 15.2+ ManagementRemoteSyncingAllowList: An array of strings representing the composed identifiers of apps. The device allows the corresponding apps to use File Provider extension synchronization. If present, and ManagementAllowsRemoteSyncing is set to true, the device allows only the apps in this list to use synchronization. This key is ignored if ManagementAllowsRemoteSyncing is set to false. If present, the other options will only be evaluated for the apps in this list. The format of the app identifiers is “Bundle-ID (Team-ID)”, for example com.example.app (ABCD1234). Available: macOS 26.4+

## Discussion

Discussion Specify com.apple.fileproviderd as the payload type. Profile availability  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  Profile example <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict>     <key>PayloadContent</key>     <array>         <dict>             <key>ManagementAllowsRemoteSyncing</key>             <true/>             <key>AllowManagedFileProvidersToRequestAttribution</key>             <true/>             <key>ManagementAllowsKnownFolderSyncing</key>             <true/>             <key>ManagementKnownFolderSyncingAllowList</key>             <array>                <string>com.example.myprovider (ABCD1234)</string>             </array>             <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>             <string>com.example.myfileproviderpayload</string>             <key>PayloadType</key>             <string>com.apple.fileproviderd</string>             <key>PayloadUUID</key>             <string>3ffb5741-f0f1-4fc2-9566-679ca8b10db1</string>             <key>PayloadVersion</key>             <integer>1</integer>         </dict>     </array>     <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>     <string>FileProvider</string>     <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>     <string>com.example.myprofile</string>     <key>PayloadType</key>     <string>Configuration</string>     <key>PayloadUUID</key>     <string>8efec75c-f1d3-4aaa-a4ef-104dc25cfc3d</string>     <key>PayloadVersion</key>     <integer>1</integer> </dict> </plist>

## See Also

### System configuration

- [Declarations](devicemanagement/declarations.md)
- [EnergySaver](devicemanagement/energysaver.md)
- [Font](devicemanagement/font.md)
- [LockScreenMessage](devicemanagement/lockscreenmessage.md)
- [Screensaver](devicemanagement/screensaver.md)
- [SystemExtensions](devicemanagement/systemextensions.md)
- [TimeServer](devicemanagement/timeserver.md)