| **Broad Filesystem Access** | The **broadFileSystemAccess** capability allows apps to get the same access to the file system as the user who is currently running the app without any additional file-picker style prompts during runtime. It is important to note that this capability is not required to access files that the user has already chosen using the FilePicker or FolderPicker.<br/><br/>This capability works for the [Windows.Storage](/uwp/api/windows.storage) APIs. Because users can grant or deny the permission any time in Settings, you should ensure that your app is resilient to those changes. In the April 2018 update, the default for the permission is On. In the October 2018 update, the default is Off. It is also important that you do not declare any special folder capabilities such as **Documents**, **Pictures**, or **Videos** with this capability. You can enable this capability in your app by adding **broadFileSystemAccess** to your manifest. For an example, see the [File access permissions](../files/file-access-permissions.md) article.<br/><br/>In most cases, to get access to file system locations, your app can use the [**FileOpenPicker**](/uwp/api/windows.storage.pickers.fileopenpicker), [**FileSavePicker**](/uwp/api/windows.storage.pickers.filesavepicker), [**FolderPicker**](/uwp/api/windows.storage.pickers.folderpicker), and [**FutureAccessList**](/uwp/api/windows.storage.accesscache.storageapplicationpermissions.futureaccesslist) APIs. If you want to request approval to use the *broadFileSystemAccess* capability, then you must provide specific reasons as to why those APIs aren't sufficient for your needs.<br/><br/>**Note:** This capability is not supported on Xbox. |
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