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# VZEFIVariableStore.InitializationOptions

Constants that describe the options available when creating a new Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) variable store.

```
struct InitializationOptions
```

## Topics

### Creating an EFI initialization store

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZEFIVariableStore/InitializationOptions/init(rawValue:))

Creates a new EFI variable store with the specified value.

### Constants that control overwriting

[`allowOverwrite`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZEFIVariableStore/InitializationOptions/allowOverwrite)

A Boolean value that indicates whether the framework can overwrite the EFI variable store.

[`allowOverwrite`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZEFIVariableStore/InitializationOptions/allowOverwrite)

A Boolean value that indicates whether the framework can overwrite the EFI variable store.


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