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# DiskManagementSettings

The declaration to configure disk management settings on the device.

```
object DiskManagementSettings
```

## Discussion

Specify `com.apple.configuration.diskmanagement.settings` as the declaration type.

### Configuration availability

|||
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Allowed in supervised enrollment|macOS                                                                               |
|Allowed in device enrollment    |N/A                                                                                 |
|Allowed in user enrollment      |N/A                                                                                 |
|Allowed in local enrollment     |macOS                                                                               |
|Allowed in system scope         |macOS                                                                               |
|Allowed in user scope           |N/A                                                                                 |
|Apply                           |Multiple configurations are combined and applied as a single effective configuration|

### Configuration example

This configuration prevents the use of external and network storage devices.

```json
{
    "Type": "com.apple.configuration.diskmanagement.settings",
    "Identifier": "EB13EE2B-5D63-4EBA-810F-5B81D07F5017",
    "ServerToken": "E180CA9A-F089-4FA3-BBDF-94CC159C4AE8",
    "Payload": {
        "Restrictions": {
            "ExternalStorage": "Disallowed",
            "NetworkStorage": "Disallowed"
        }
    }
}
```

## Topics

### Objects

[`DiskManagementSettingsRestrictionsObject`](/documentation/DeviceManagement/DiskManagementSettingsRestrictionsObject)

The restrictions for the disk.


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