---
title: externalStorage
framework: swiftdata
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: swiftdata/schema/attribute/option/externalstorage
---

# externalStorage

Stores the property’s value as binary data adjacent to the model storage.

## Declaration

```swift
static var externalStorage: Schema.Attribute.Option { get }
```

## See Also

### Accessing property options

- [allowsCloudEncryption](swiftdata/schema/attribute/option/allowscloudencryption.md)
- [preserveValueOnDeletion](swiftdata/schema/attribute/option/preservevalueondeletion.md)
- [spotlight](swiftdata/schema/attribute/option/spotlight.md)
- [unique](swiftdata/schema/attribute/option/unique.md)
- [transformable(by:)](swiftdata/schema/attribute/option/transformable(by:)-9d4xh.md)
- [transformable(by:)](swiftdata/schema/attribute/option/transformable(by:)-lunz.md)
- [ephemeral](swiftdata/schema/attribute/option/ephemeral.md)
- [codable](swiftdata/schema/attribute/option/codable.md)