---
title: providerNotFound
framework: fileprovider
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/providernotfound
---

# providerNotFound

An error indicating that the File Provider manager can’t find the specified provider.

## Declaration

```swift
static var providerNotFound: NSFileProviderError.Code { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If this error occurs during development, make sure the app includes a file provider extension. In a deployed app this error indicates that the system hasn’t registered the specified provider yet. Wait for a NSFileProviderDomainDidChange notification and try again.

## See Also

### Accessing error codes

- [NSFileProviderError.Code](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/code.md)
- [filenameCollision](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/filenamecollision.md)
- [insufficientQuota](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/insufficientquota.md)
- [noSuchItem](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/nosuchitem.md)
- [notAuthenticated](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/notauthenticated.md)
- [pageExpired](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/pageexpired.md)
- [serverUnreachable](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/serverunreachable.md)
- [syncAnchorExpired](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/syncanchorexpired.md)
- [directoryNotEmpty](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/directorynotempty.md)
- [providerTranslocated](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/providertranslocated.md)
- [olderExtensionVersionRunning](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/olderextensionversionrunning.md)
- [newerExtensionVersionFound](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/newerextensionversionfound.md)
- [nonEvictable](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/nonevictable.md)
- [nonEvictableChildren](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/nonevictablechildren.md)
- [unsyncedEdits](fileprovider/nsfileprovidererror/unsyncededits.md)