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# AVExternalStorageDevice.ReasonNotRecommendedForCaptureUse

```
struct ReasonNotRecommendedForCaptureUse
```

## Overview

\discussion Constants indicating the reasons external storage device is not recommended for capturing high data rate videos based on https://support.apple.com/en-us/109041.

## Topics

### Creating a reason

[`init(rawValue: String)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVExternalStorageDevice/ReasonNotRecommendedForCaptureUse/init(rawValue:))

### Reasons

[`static let encrypted: AVExternalStorageDevice.ReasonNotRecommendedForCaptureUse`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVExternalStorageDevice/ReasonNotRecommendedForCaptureUse/encrypted)

[`static let slowWritingSpeed: AVExternalStorageDevice.ReasonNotRecommendedForCaptureUse`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVExternalStorageDevice/ReasonNotRecommendedForCaptureUse/slowWritingSpeed)

[`static let unknownWritingSpeed: AVExternalStorageDevice.ReasonNotRecommendedForCaptureUse`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVExternalStorageDevice/ReasonNotRecommendedForCaptureUse/unknownWritingSpeed)

[`static let unsupportedFileSystem: AVExternalStorageDevice.ReasonNotRecommendedForCaptureUse`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVExternalStorageDevice/ReasonNotRecommendedForCaptureUse/unsupportedFileSystem)

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

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