# Bookmark Data Creation Options Options used when creating bookmark data. ## Discussion When creating a bookmark, use bitwise `OR` operators to combine the options you want to specify, and provide them to the `options` parameter of the [`CFURLCreateBookmarkData(_:_:_:_:_:_:)`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFURLCreateBookmarkData(_:_:_:_:_:_:)) method. ### Version-Notes Security-scoped bookmarks are not available in versions of macOS prior to OS X v10.7.3. ## Topics ### Constants [`static var preferFileIDResolutionMask: CFURLBookmarkCreationOptions`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFURLBookmarkCreationOptions/preferFileIDResolutionMask) Specifies that an alias created with the bookmark data prefers resolving with its embedded file ID. [`static var minimalBookmarkMask: CFURLBookmarkCreationOptions`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFURLBookmarkCreationOptions/minimalBookmarkMask) Specifies that an alias created with the bookmark data be created with minimal information, which may make it smaller but still able to resolve in certain ways. [`static var suitableForBookmarkFile: CFURLBookmarkCreationOptions`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFURLBookmarkCreationOptions/suitableForBookmarkFile) Specifies that the bookmark data include properties required to create Finder alias files. [`static var withSecurityScope: CFURLBookmarkCreationOptions`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFURLBookmarkCreationOptions/withSecurityScope) Specifies that you want to create a security-scoped bookmark that, when resolved, provides a security-scoped URL allowing read/write access to a file-system resource; for use in an app that adopts App Sandbox. [`static var securityScopeAllowOnlyReadAccess: CFURLBookmarkCreationOptions`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFURLBookmarkCreationOptions/securityScopeAllowOnlyReadAccess) When combined with the [`withSecurityScope`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFURLBookmarkCreationOptions/withSecurityScope) option, specifies that you want to create a security-scoped bookmark that, when resolved, provides a security-scoped URL allowing read-only access to a file-system resource; for use in an app that adopts App Sandbox. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)