---
title: kVTMultiPassStorageCreationOption_DoNotDelete
framework: videotoolbox
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: videotoolbox/kvtmultipassstoragecreationoption_donotdelete
---

# kVTMultiPassStorageCreationOption_DoNotDelete

Indicates that the multipass storage object’s backing store should not be deleted when finalized.

## Declaration

```swift
let kVTMultiPassStorageCreationOption_DoNotDelete: CFString
```

## Discussion

Discussion If the backing store file did not exist when the storage was created, the file will be deleted when the multipass storage object is finalized, unless you set this option to kCFBooleanTrue in the options dictionary.