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# NSFileProviderContentPolicy

```
enum NSFileProviderContentPolicy
```

## Topics

### Policies

[`NSFileProviderContentPolicy.downloadEagerlyAndKeepDownloaded`](/documentation/FileProvider/NSFileProviderContentPolicy/downloadEagerlyAndKeepDownloaded)

[`NSFileProviderContentPolicy.downloadLazily`](/documentation/FileProvider/NSFileProviderContentPolicy/downloadLazily)

[`NSFileProviderContentPolicy.downloadLazilyAndEvictOnRemoteUpdate`](/documentation/FileProvider/NSFileProviderContentPolicy/downloadLazilyAndEvictOnRemoteUpdate)

[`NSFileProviderContentPolicy.inherited`](/documentation/FileProvider/NSFileProviderContentPolicy/inherited)


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