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# canDownloadUbiquitousContents

A Boolean value that indicates how the panel responds to iCloud documents that aren’t fully downloaded locally.

```
var canDownloadUbiquitousContents: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

When the value of this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, the panel disallows opening non-local iCloud files. If the user selects a non-local file, the panel attempts to download that file. When the value of this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>, the user may select and open non-local files. Your app is responsible for downloading the files and reporting progress or any issues.

The default value of this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, except for applications linked against the OS X v10.9 SDK or earlier that have adopted iCloud by specifying a ubiquitous container identifier entitlement.

For a better user experience, set this property to <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> and download the file’s contents with an <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/NSFileCoordinator> object. Show the dlownload progress using a <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/Progress> or <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/NSMetadataQuery> object.

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