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# FSManageableResourceMaintenanceOperations

Maintenance operations for a file system’s resources.

```
protocol FSManageableResourceMaintenanceOperations : NSObjectProtocol
```

## Overview

This protocol includes operations to check and format a resource for an [`FSUnaryFileSystem`](/documentation/FSKit/FSUnaryFileSystem).
Conform to this protocol if you implement a [`FSUnaryFileSystem`](/documentation/FSKit/FSUnaryFileSystem) that uses an [`FSBlockDeviceResource`](/documentation/FSKit/FSBlockDeviceResource).

## Topics

### Checking the file system

[`startCheck(task:options:)`](/documentation/FSKit/FSManageableResourceMaintenanceOperations/startCheck(task:options:))

Starts checking the file system with the given options.

### Formatting the file system

[`startFormat(task:options:)`](/documentation/FSKit/FSManageableResourceMaintenanceOperations/startFormat(task:options:))

Starts formatting the file system with the given options.


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