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# MicrosoftGame.config Element - FileType

> MicrosoftGame.config Element - FileType

# MicrosoftGame.config Element - FileType

Specifies a file type extension to be used as part of the SupportedFileTypes element.

## Parent

This element's parent is the SupportedFileTypes element.

## Requirement

This element is optional and is not required to be set.

## Platform

This element only pertains to PC devices.

## Behavior

* Attribute is ContentType.
* No default value for FileType or ContentType attribute.
* Allowed value is a string up to 64 characters long for FileType and ContentType attribute allows a string matching the [RFC 4288](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4288.txt) standard.

## Remarks

The value for FileType is a dot and then up to 64 non-whitespace characters which will represent a file extension. Examples of these are .map or .world.

## See Also

[MicrosoftGame.config Reference - Table of Contents](/reference/system/microsoftgameconfig/elements/gc-microsoftgameconfig-toc)


## Related topics

- [MicrosoftGame.config Element - FileTypeAssociation](/reference/system/microsoftgameconfig/elements/microsoftgameconfig-element-filetypeassociation.md)
- [MicrosoftGame.config Element - SupportedFileTypes](/reference/system/microsoftgameconfig/elements/microsoftgameconfig-element-supportedfiletypes.md)
- [MicrosoftGame.config Element - Logo](/reference/system/microsoftgameconfig/elements/microsoftgameconfig-element-logo.md)
- [MicrosoftGame.config Element - InfoTip](/reference/system/microsoftgameconfig/elements/microsoftgameconfig-element-infotip.md)
- [MicrosoftGame.config Element - DisplayName](/reference/system/microsoftgameconfig/elements/microsoftgameconfig-element-displayname.md)