---
title: "fileManager(_:willProcessPath:)"
framework: objectivec
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/filemanager(_:willprocesspath:)"
---

# fileManager(_:willProcessPath:)

An NSFileManager object sends this message to a handler immediately before attempting to move, copy, rename, or delete, or before attempting to link to a given path.

## Declaration

```swift
func fileManager(_ fm: FileManager, willProcessPath path: String)
```

## Parameters

- `fm`: The NSFileManager object that sent this message.
- `path`: The path or a file or directory that manager is about to attempt to move, copy, rename, delete, or link to.

## Discussion

Discussion You can implement this method in your handler to monitor file operations.

## See Also

### Deprecated Methods

- [accessibilityAttributeNames()](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityattributenames().md)
- [accessibilityAttributeValue(_:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityattributevalue(_:).md)
- [accessibilityAttributeValue(_:forParameter:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityattributevalue(_:forparameter:).md)
- [accessibilityActionDescription(_:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityactiondescription(_:).md)
- [accessibilityActionNames()](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityactionnames().md)
- [accessibilityArrayAttributeCount(_:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityarrayattributecount(_:).md)
- [accessibilityArrayAttributeValues(_:index:maxCount:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityarrayattributevalues(_:index:maxcount:).md)
- [accessibilityIndex(ofChild:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityindex(ofchild:).md)
- [accessibilityIsAttributeSettable(_:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityisattributesettable(_:).md)
- [accessibilityIsIgnored()](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityisignored().md)
- [accessibilityParameterizedAttributeNames()](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityparameterizedattributenames().md)
- [accessibilityPerformAction(_:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityperformaction(_:).md)
- [accessibilitySetOverrideValue(_:forAttribute:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilitysetoverridevalue(_:forattribute:).md)
- [accessibilitySetValue(_:forAttribute:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilitysetvalue(_:forattribute:).md)
- [fileManager(_:shouldProceedAfterError:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/filemanager(_:shouldproceedaftererror:).md)