cloudFiles:CloudFiles

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10/30/2023

Registers the handlers implemented in an application and context menu options for cloud based placeholder files.

Element hierarchy

<cloudFiles:CloudFiles>

Syntax

<cloudFiles:CloudFiles
  IconResource = 'A string between 1 and 256 characters in length that ends with `.jpg`, `.png`, or `.jpeg` that cannot contain these characters: `<`, `>`, `:`, `"`, `|`, `?`, or `*`. In this string, the `/` and `\` characters cannot be the first or last characters. Also, the string can contain `/` or `\` but not both.' >

  <!-- Child elements -->
  CustomStateHandler?
  ThumbnailProviderHandler?
  ExtendedPropertyHandler?
  BannersHandler?
  ContentUriSource?
  CloudFilesContextMenus?
  DesktopIconOverlayHandlers?
  cloudFiles2:StorageProviderStatusUISourceFactory?

</cloudFiles:CloudFiles>

Key

? optional (zero or one)

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute	Description	Data type	Required	Default value
IconResource	A path to an icon that represents the sync provider.	A string between 1 and 256 characters in length that ends with `.jpg`, `.png`, or `.jpeg` that cannot contain these characters: `<`, `>`, `:`, `"`, `\|`, `?`, or `*`. In this string, the `/` and `\` characters cannot be the first or last characters. Also, the string can contain `/` or `\` but not both.	No

Child elements

Child element	Description
CustomStateHandler	Registration of a Windows Shell CustomStateHandler for cloud-based placeholder files.
ThumbnailProviderHandler	Registration of a Windows Shell ThumbnailProviderHandler for cloud-based placeholder files.
ExtendedPropertyHandler	Registration of a Windows Shell ExtendedPropertyHandler for cloud-based placeholder files.
BannersHandler	Registration of a Windows Shell BannersHandler for cloud-based placeholder files.
ContentUriSource	Registration of a Windows Shell ContentUriSource enabling cloud storage providers to provide a file ID for a given local path.
CloudFilesContextMenus	Registration of a context menu for a cloud-based placeholder file.
DesktopIconOverlayHandlers	Contains Windows Shell icon overlay handlers for cloud-based placeholder files.
cloudFiles2:StorageProviderStatusUISourceFactory	Registration of a Windows shell IStorageProviderStatusUISourceFactory for cloud-based placeholder files.

Parent elements

Parent element	Description
cloudFiles:Extension	Declares an extensibility point for the app that registers the handlers implemented in an application and context menu options for cloud-based placeholder files.

Remarks

For more information, see Build a Cloud Sync Engine that Supports Placeholder Files.

Requirements

Item	Value
Namespace	`http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/cloudfiles/windows10`

| Minimum OS Version | Windows 10 (Build 19645) |

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