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File management consists of storing persistent information on a physical medium and retrieving that information later. Cocoa provides several programming interfaces for gaining access to stored files, folders, and disc recordings. Developers can also create and display dialogs that solicit choices from users when they are opening and saving files.
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Low-Level File Management Programming Topics (HTML) (PDF)
Explains the low-level ways Cocoa applications can interact with files.
 2009-03-05
File System Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Conceptual information and guidelines describing the structure and usage of the Mac OS X file system.
 2008-07-11
Uniform Type Identifiers Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Describes uniform type identifiers and how to use them.
2008-04-08
Spotlight Importer Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the role of metadata importers and how to write them.
 2007-05-27
Application File Management (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how Cocoa applications can use, manipulate, and "own" files.
 2006-11-07
Spotlight Query Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to add Spotlight searching to your applications.
 2006-03-08