We are trying to access and copy some files [e.g., video file] from another PC on local network using SMB protocol. We found some third party libraries like AMSMB2 for this. But we want to try to use Apple inbuilt features like File management mentioned in - https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2019/719/ We could able to select file from SMB server using document picker in app manually. Also we got its url in debug which gets generated under "Shared" section in files app. The URL I get from document picker is -> /private/var/mobile/Library/LiveFiles/com.apple.filesystems.smbclientd/asd0QUsers/testuser/iOS/SMB_ShareFolder Now we want to avoid manual selection of file to user. We want directly open "/private/var/mobile/Library/LiveFiles/com.apple.filesystems.smbclientd/asd0QUsers/testuser/iOS/SMB_ShareFolder" path as soon as document picker opens. So that user can directly select file. But it is not working. It opens normal files app and all folders. Getting below error - Access Shared URL directly using documentPicker "Error - CFURLResourceIsReachable failed because it was passed a URL which has no scheme" Sharing the code which I tried to open this shared folder directly : let url = URL (string: "/private/var/mobile/Library/LiveFiles/com.apple.filesystems.smbclientd/asd0QUsers/TestUser/iOS/SMB_ShareFolder") let documentPicker = UIDocumentPickerViewController(forOpeningContentTypes: [UTType.folder]) documentPicker.delegate = self documentPicker.allowsMultipleSelection = false documentPicker.modalPresentationStyle = .custom documentPicker.definesPresentationContext = true documentPicker.directoryURL = url! documentPicker.transitioningDelegate = customTransitioningDelegate present(documentPicker, animated: true, completion: nil) I get error in console - CFURLResourceIsReachable failed because it was passed a URL which has no scheme 2024-07-05 17:49:38.501059+0530 VideoImportPOC[1327:336989] [DocumentManager] revealDocumentAtURL encountered an error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=262 "The file couldn’t be opened because the specified URL type isn’t supported." Can you please provide inputs if it is possible access files directly in this way? or any other suggestions. like 1 What’s New in File Management and Quick Look - WWDC19 - Videos - Apple Developer Your iOS app can now access files stored on external devices via USB and SMB. Understand best practices for creating a document-based app...

We are trying to access and copy some files [e.g., video file] from another PC on local network using SMB protocol. We found some third party libraries like AMSMB2 for this.  But we want to try to use Apple inbuilt features like File management mentioned in - https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2019/719/ We could able to select file from SMB server using document picker in app manually. Also we got its url in debug which gets generated under "Shared" section in files app. The URL I get from document picker is -> /private/var/mobile/Library/LiveFiles/com.apple.filesystems.smbclientd/asd0QUsers/testuser/iOS/SMB_ShareFolder Now we want to avoid manual selection of file to user.We want directly open "/private/var/mobile/Library/LiveFiles/com.apple.filesystems.smbclientd/asd0QUsers/testuser/iOS/SMB_ShareFolder" path as soon as document picker opens. So that user can directly select file. But it is not working. It opens normal files app and all folders. Getting below error -  Access Shared URL directly using documentPicker "Error - CFURLResourceIsReachable failed because it was passed a URL which has no scheme" Sharing the code which I tried to open this shared folder directly :  let url = URL (string: "/private/var/mobile/Library/LiveFiles/com.apple.filesystems.smbclientd/asd0QUsers/Pranjali/iOS/SMB_ShareFolder")  let documentPicker = UIDocumentPickerViewController(forOpeningContentTypes: [UTType.folder])     documentPicker.delegate = self     documentPicker.allowsMultipleSelection = false     documentPicker.modalPresentationStyle = .custom     documentPicker.definesPresentationContext = true     documentPicker.directoryURL = url!       documentPicker.transitioningDelegate = customTransitioningDelegate    present(documentPicker, animated: true, completion: nil) I get error in console - CFURLResourceIsReachable failed because it was passed a URL which has no scheme 2024-07-05 17:49:38.501059+0530 VideoImportPOC[1327:336989] [DocumentManager] revealDocumentAtURL encountered an error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=262 "The file couldn’t be opened because the specified URL type isn’t supported." Can you please provide inputs if it is possible to access files directly in this way? or any other suggestions.

Hi all, with yesterday's macOS 14.4 update, fileproviderctl removed the listproviders option. I couldn't find a replacement. Other options like dump domain result in error: Import Cookie: Der Vorgang konnte nicht abgeschlossen werden. (GSLibraryErrorDomain-Fehler 2 - Invalid volume URL) Is there anything I can do about this except for wait for Apple to fix this? Or was removing listproviders even done intentionally? Thanks! Sebastian

Currently, there must be a request for access to documents with xcode, but we do not request access. Added NSDocumentDirectoryUsageDescription to info. import SwiftUI import AVFoundation import UniformTypeIdentifiers struct ContentView: View { @State private var audioPlayer: AVAudioPlayer? @State private var isPlaying = false @State private var currentFileName: String = "No file selected" @State private var showingDocumentPicker = false @State private var songList: [String] = UserDefaults.standard.stringArray(forKey: "SavedSongs") ?? [] @State private var currentSongIndex: Int = 0 var body: some View { VStack { Text(currentFileName) .font(.headline) .padding() List { ForEach(songList, id: \.self) { song in HStack { Text(song) .onTapGesture { loadAndPlaySong(named: song) } Spacer() Button(action: { removeSong(named: song) }) { Image(systemName: "trash") .foregroundColor(.red) } } } } .listStyle(PlainListStyle()) HStack(spacing: 10) { Button(action: { showingDocumentPicker = true }) { Text("Load") .font(.system(size: 12)) .frame(width: 50, height: 25) .background(Color.blue) .foregroundColor(.white) .cornerRadius(5) } .padding(.bottom, 20) } .padding() .sheet(isPresented: $showingDocumentPicker) { DocumentPicker(audioPlayer: $audioPlayer, currentFileName: $currentFileName, songList: $songList) } .onAppear { if !songList.isEmpty { loadAndPlaySong(named: songList[currentSongIndex]) } } } func playSong() { audioPlayer?.play() isPlaying = true } func pauseSong() { audioPlayer?.pause() isPlaying = false } func stopSong() { audioPlayer?.stop() audioPlayer?.currentTime = 0 isPlaying = false } func nextSong() { currentSongIndex = (currentSongIndex + 1) % songList.count loadAndPlaySong(named: songList[currentSongIndex]) } func previousSong() { currentSongIndex = (currentSongIndex - 1 + songList.count) % songList.count loadAndPlaySong(named: songList[currentSongIndex]) } func loadAndPlaySong(named songName: String) { guard let documentsURL = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first else { return } let fileURL = documentsURL.appendingPathComponent(songName) do { audioPlayer = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: fileURL) audioPlayer?.prepareToPlay() currentFileName = songName playSong() } catch { print("Error loading file: \(error.localizedDescription)") } } func removeSong(named songName: String) { songList.removeAll { $0 == songName } UserDefaults.standard.set(songList, forKey: "SavedSongs") } } struct DocumentPicker: UIViewControllerRepresentable { @Binding var audioPlayer: AVAudioPlayer? @Binding var currentFileName: String @Binding var songList: [String] func makeCoordinator() -> Coordinator { return Coordinator(self) } func makeUIViewController(context: Context) -> UIDocumentPickerViewController { let documentPicker = UIDocumentPickerViewController(forOpeningContentTypes: [UTType.audio]) documentPicker.delegate = context.coordinator return documentPicker } func updateUIViewController(_ uiViewController: UIDocumentPickerViewController, context: Context) {} class Coordinator: NSObject, UIDocumentPickerDelegate { let parent: DocumentPicker init(_ parent: DocumentPicker) { self.parent = parent } func documentPicker(_ controller: UIDocumentPickerViewController, didPickDocumentsAt urls: [URL]) { guard let url = urls.first else { return } do { if url.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource() { defer { url.stopAccessingSecurityScopedResource() } let fileName = url.lastPathComponent let documentsURL = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first! let destinationURL = documentsURL.appendingPathComponent(fileName) if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: destinationURL.path) { try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: destinationURL) } try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: url, to: destinationURL) parent.audioPlayer = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: destinationURL) parent.audioPlayer?.prepareToPlay() parent.currentFileName = fileName if !parent.songList.contains(fileName) { parent.songList.append(fileName) UserDefaults.standard.set(parent.songList, forKey: "SavedSongs") } } else { print("I can't get file access.") } } catch { print("An error occurred while loading the file: \(error.localizedDescription)") } } func documentPickerWasCancelled(_ controller: UIDocumentPickerViewController) { } } }

My company has developed a desktop-Mac FileProvider extension which presents a user with shared encrypted folders; it's working well except for one issue. While we can handle moving an encrypted folder, there seems to be no way to detect that an encrypted folder has been copied or duplicated. Is there any equivalent to the Windows shell extension copy-hook handler, which can allow NSReplicatedFileProviderExtension (or some other portion of the system) to detect that a folder is being copied?

Hey, I'm not sure I'm even in the correct ballpark - trying to allow my app to download largish videos from user's OneDrive and G-Drive to app Is it correct to use NSFileCoordinator in this way? How do I report progress as it downloads the video (is it possible?) Is it correct to dismiss the picker like this? anything else wrong (or, like is....any of it correct? :) it's sort of working with my contrived examples (I created new personal G-drive / Onedrive accounts, and copied vids up there), but...when I use a file from our corporate OneDrive, from shared folder, I get: "NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3328 "The requested operation couldn’t be completed because the feature is not supported." Is this the NSFileProvider extension (Microsoft's) complaining? public func documentPicker(_ controller: UIDocumentPickerViewController, didPickDocumentsAt urls: [URL]) {     guard  let url = urls.first else {       return     }     let isSecurityScoped = url.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource()     print("(#function) - iSecurityScoped = (isSecurityScoped)")     print("(#function) - document at (url)")     let filename = String(UUID().uuidString.suffix(6)) + "_" +  url.lastPathComponent     let newURL = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)[0].appendingPathComponent(filename)          let readingIntent = NSFileAccessIntent.readingIntent(with: url, options: .withoutChanges)     fileCoordinator.coordinate(with: [readingIntent], queue: queue) { error in       defer {         if isSecurityScoped {           url.stopAccessingSecurityScopedResource()         }       }       if let error = error {         print("(#function) - (error)")         return       }       let safeURL = readingIntent.url       do {         let fileData = try Data(contentsOf: safeURL)         try fileData.write(to: newURL, options: .atomic)         print("(#function) - SUCCESS - newURL = (newURL)")       } catch {         print("(#function) - NOOOOO - (error)")       }     }     controller.dismiss(animated: true)   }

I am developing a FileProvider extension on Mac. I was wondering what the most reliable way to evict a document as soon as possible after createItem is called for the respective item. Our use-case for this is as follows: Users can 'bulk-import' items into a FileProvider folder, and we want our application to immediately evict the item as soon as possible once the item's content is uploaded to the server. This is to save space on the user's machine. So, what is the best way to accomplish immediate eviction after item creation? I've tried calling evictItem from within the createItem function itself, but that yields many errors and can cause slowness.

Is it possible to notify my fileprovider extension to pre-load folders recursively from a given starting point ? I am currently doing this externally from user space with a thread that crawls through the folder tree but wondering if there is a better way.

I am developing a Mac File Provider Extension. When testing installation from-scratch, The File Provider Name does appear on the side bar. However, the text '[App Name] encountered an unexpected error. Items may be out of date .....Try Again' appears at the top of the Finder window when opening the File Provider's Domain. Along with this text, there is a persistent 'Loading...' that is displayed in the middle of the Finder view. The File Provider seems to immediately get in a bad state. This does not happen at all during development. I am also noticing some logs in console that indicate some sort of issue. These 3 seem to be relevant. Any ideas or insight what could be going on? create-item(propagated:<root dbver:0 domver:<nil>>) why:itemChangedRemotely|diskImport sched:default.1717009685.233681#1717009069.3164978 error:<NSError: Cocoa 4101 "Couldn’t communicate with a helper application." Underlying={NSError: NSFileProviderInternalErrorDomain 7 "A connection to the extension “REMOVED ID” could not be made." Underlying={NSError: com.apple.extensionKit.errorDomain 2 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.extensionKit.errorDomain error 2.)" UserInfo={(omitted)}}}}}>> → <requested:<p:root n:"i{31}e" dir child:0 m:rwxS ct:1717009068.969699 mt:1717009068.969699>> [duration 33ms44µs] Failed to create extensionProcess for extension 'REMOVED ID' error: Error Domain=com.apple.extensionKit.errorDomain Code=2 "(null)" UserInfo={NSUnderlyingError=0x7fa0ce9d28b0 {Error Domain=com.apple.extensionKit.errorDomain Code=2 "(null)" UserInfo={NSUnderlyingError=0x7fa0ce9d2ad0 {Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=5 "Launch failed." UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Launch failed., NSUnderlyingError=0x7fa0ce9d33e0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=111 "Unknown error: 111" UserInfo=0x7fa0ce9d2900 (not displayed)}}}}}} Launch failed with error: Error Domain=com.apple.extensionKit.errorDomain Code=2 "(null)" UserInfo={NSUnderlyingError=0x7fa0ce9d2ad0 {Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=5 "Launch failed." UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Launch failed., NSUnderlyingError=0x7fa0ce9d33e0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=111 "Unknown error: 111" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Launchd job spawn failed}}}}}

When upgrading to macOS 14.5, the FileProvider extension is consistently restarted by the system. This issue was not encountered with macOS 14.0, where the FileProvider extension typically remained uninterrupted. Additionally, I observed that when adding multiple domains using the same process, only one FileProvider extension would operate in 14.0, whereas in 14.5, a separate extension runs for each domain. I haven't found any release notes mentioning this change. Is this behavior intended? I also have filled a feedback FB13810567.

I am developing a File Provider on Mac. I am marking some items within the domain as 'shared' via the NSFileProviderItemProtocol. However, the text 'Folder shared on iCloud by me' appears in Finder when these items are marked as shared. Is this correct? My provider has nothing to do with iCloud, which is, of course, the cloud developed by Apple. Is there a way to change this text or remove it? I've attached an image that shows the problem.

TL:DR Can anyone provide guidance as to how to get the FileProvider testing API to work? It closes with no error and I have not been able to determine the issue despite careful attention to the documentation and signing. The Console logs seem to imply it is a Sandbox issue. Hi, Writing this as per suggested in the technical support section. I am trying to create some tests that involve controlling the calls from MacOS to the corresponding "event" functions in the FileProvider (e.g. fetchContents()) using the FileProviderExtension test API provided by Apple. I have thoroughly read the documentation (both online and within the API code) in order to get this to work. I have: Added the com.apple.developer.fileprovider.testing-mode entitlement to both my Main App as well as my FileProviderExtension Ensured my I have the correct account permissions, and provisioning profiles for my Main App as well as FileProviderExtension Added the line domain.testingModes = [.alwaysEnabled, .interactive] The issue: I found that setting the .interactive option in my domain.testingModes will result in my domain in Finder appearing to be stuck loading the root folder, and that my FileProviderExtension instance is being invalidated and closing in ~5s. It is reproducible. Is this a bug? Some things I have noticed: Attaching the debugger to the FileProviderExtension process results in no error. Additionally there is no error received when calling add(:domain). I noticed through testing that the Main App appears to be required to have the com.apple.developer.fileprovider.testing-mode entitlement in order to run a FileProviderExtension with that same entitlement. Otherwise I would receive the error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=257 "The file couldn’t be opened because you don’t have permission to view it" When trying to sign manually using a group Developer ID Application certificate as opposed to automatically with my Apple Development certificate Xcode presents the error "Main app provisioning profile" doesn't support the FileProvider Testing Mode capability." Despite this I can clearly see that is an enabled capability though the online Apple Developer portal under the Profiles section. Note that the only capabilities enabled when viewing the bundle identifiers of the Main App and FileProviderExtension are "FileProvider Testing Mode", "App Groups", and the (seemingly required) "In-App Purchases". I later realized that this was likely due to using the wrong type of provisioning profile so I generated and switched to MacOS Developer Profiles (as opposed to Distribution) and this error in XCode went away. However the above issue (FileProviderExtension instance being invalidated) persisted. If I look at the Console I see various errors from when the extension is launched till it closes: Sandbox: mdbulkimport(922) deny(1) mach-lookup com.apple.FileProvider Sandbox: hiveDiskProvider(37981) deny(1) mach-lookup com.apple.mobile.keybagd.UserManager.xpc [ERROR] Cannot query for providers. Error: NSError: Cocoa 4099 "<private>" Error from beginMonitoringProviderDomainChangesWithHandler: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4099 UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=<private>} Synchronizer coordinateReadingItemAtURL error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3072 With the Development Provisioning Profiles I see a couple new errors: From secinitd(App Sandbox) Failed to set LS data container personality info: <private> A new error repeated a number of times from cfprefsd after trying to access some .plist files that don't appear to be on my system: Error: Couldn't open parent path due to [2: No such file or directory] Paths are: ~/Library/Containers/<extensionBundleID>/Data/Library/Preferences/ByHost/<extensionBundleID>.<ID>.plist /Library/Managed Preferences/<username>/<extensionBundleID>.plist Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

I am developing a File Provider Extension on Mac. I am confused about how the extendedAttributes property works. The property never seems to be populated with any extended attributes. I've tried setting some custom extended attributes on my documents in testing, but they are never populated in the itemTemplates that are produced in the extension. The dictionary that would hold the extended attributes always is empty. I began to think that it only supported Mac-created attributes such as com.apple.quarantine. I then tried importing some files that are 'quarantined' with this appropriate extended attribute but still have not seen this data appear in my extension either. Any clarity here with what I should be expecting or what I should try would be helpful.

Hello, I am encountering an error in my File Provider UI extension where, after calling NSFileProviderManager's getUserVisibleURL(for itemIdentifier: ) method, I receive an error: "The file “...” couldn’t be opened because you don’t have permission to view it." Looking at the system logs I see the following output: 2024-04-18 12:49:42.847462+0800 0x26c76 Error 0xbec93 6750 0 fileproviderd: (FileProviderDaemon) [com.apple.FileProvider:default] [ERROR] <private> is missing enumerate entitlement to lookup <private> 2024-04-18 12:49:42.847576+0800 0x26c76 Default 0xbec93 6750 0 fileproviderd: (FileProviderDaemon) [com.apple.FileProvider:default] [WARNING] No provider found with identifier <private> for calling bundle (null) on second attempt. 2024-04-18 12:49:42.847688+0800 0x26c76 Error 0xbec93 6750 0 fileproviderd: (FileProviderDaemon) [com.apple.FileProvider:default] [ERROR] Provider ID com.app.name.FileProviderExt is not allowed to provide item ID <private> to consumer ID (null) This issue only appears on my development machine with the release app bundle codesigned with the intended certificate for release. This is a machine where I have built this same application using a personal development certificate (which works fine and does not face this error). On a second Mac, which has never had this app installed, I do not face this error.

Description says this event will be raised when "An identifier for a process that notifies endpoint security that it is updating a file." What does this mean ? Similarly when will ES_EVENT_TYPE_NOTIFY_FILE_PROVIDER_MATERIALIZE event be raised ? Do these events get raised if any cloud provider sync app like Google Drive/Dropbox/OneDrive that usages fileprovider framework to sync the data ? In my endpoint secutiry app, I have registered for these events but i didnt receive any event *i do receive other endpoint secutiry events like ES_EVENT_TYPE_NOTIFY_CLONE etc.

I am using NetFS's NetFSMountURLAsync api to mount SMB share in mac os app. I am able to mount the share however this share is not automatically appearing in Finder's sidebar. I tried using LSSharedFileListInsertItemURL to make the mount point available in Finder's side bar however facing crash on line, kLSSharedFileListItemBeforeFirst.takeRetainedValue() from below code snippet. let itemType: CFString = kLSSharedFileListFavoriteItems.takeRetainedValue() if let list: LSSharedFileList = LSSharedFileListCreate(nil, itemType, nil)?.takeRetainedValue() { let inPropertiesToSet: CFMutableDictionary = CFDictionaryCreateMutable(nil, 1, nil, nil) CFDictionaryAddValue(inPropertiesToSet, unsafeBitCast(kLSSharedFileListVolumesNetworkVisible, to: UnsafeRawPointer.self), unsafeBitCast(kCFBooleanTrue, to: UnsafeRawPointer.self)) let driveUrl = URL(fileURLWithPath: mountPoint) let shareUrl: CFURL = driveUrl as CFURL if let item: LSSharedFileListItem = LSSharedFileListInsertItemURL( list, kLSSharedFileListItemBeforeFirst.takeRetainedValue(), nil, iconRef, shareUrl, inPropertiesToSet, nil) { let itemRefId = LSSharedFileListItemGetID(item) let itemRefIdStr = "\(itemRefId)" userDefaults.set(itemRefIdStr, forKey: mountPoint) } } Anything wrong in above code? Also since this api is deprecated is there any alternative API to achieve this. The goal is to make the mount point available in Finder's sidebar so that user can easily access it.

I think I've got all the keys and entitlements set up ok. I have no problem receiving normal alerts via the UNUserNotifications framework. Now I'm trying to use PushKit (for fileProvider). I have the following in my AppDelegate fileProvider = PKPushRegistry(queue: nil) fileProvider.delegate = self fileProvider.desiredPushTypes = [.fileProvider] along with the required delegate functions. I am never provided with credentials, only an immediate call to the didInvalidatePushToken delegate. Any suggestions appreciated.

I have verified NSExtensionPrincipalClass, appGroup. We are using authentication with File Provider UI but when I tried to debug the extension, AppDelegate is getting called instead if initialising the File Provider extension class with iOS 17.4 but it's working well with 17.2

I am uploading pdf document through document picker from One drive. When I am uploading pdf document from OneDrive personal account it is working fine but when I am uploading from OneDrive business account it is getting failed.

NSFileProvider Extension based on Xamarin.Mac constantly crashes starting on MacOS 14.4 Beta Steps to Reproduce: Create simple Xamarin.Mac solution and add FileProviderExtension project Storage appears in Locations section in Finder Expected Behavior: Cloud storage shows folders content Actual Behavior: Cloud storage doesn't show folder content, just infinite running spinner FileProviderExtension process constantly crashes. It occurs only in OSX starting from 14.4 beta. Please review crash report and help me understand whats wrong and how to fix it. Simple project written with Swift and Xcode works without any issues. May be it’s related to issue described here https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/fileproviderctl-on-sonoma-14-4-here-we-f-ng-go-again.2418353. Thanks in advance! Environment-Info.log CrashReport.txt