# PropertyFoldersOrDelta

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Struct for property folders or delta (changes to property folders).

- **Full name:** `MFiles.PropertyFoldersOrDelta`
- **Proto file:** [`mfiles/structs.proto`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/downloads/proto/mfiles/structs.proto)
- **Nested types:** [`PropertyFoldersOrDelta.PropertyFoldersOrDeltaType`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Enums/MFiles.PropertyFoldersOrDelta.PropertyFoldersOrDeltaType/index.md)

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## Fields

| Field | Type | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| <a id="f-type"></a>`type` | `bool` | 1 | True if this struct represents a delta (i.e. just the occurred changes to property folders). |
| <a id="f-removed_folders"></a>`removed_folders` | repeated [`TypedValue`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.TypedValue/index.md) | 2 | Removed property folders. This contains data only when this struct represents a delta. Otherwise it must be an empty array. |
| <a id="f-folders"></a>`folders` | repeated [`TypedValue`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.TypedValue/index.md) | 3 | Property folders. This contains inserted or updated property folders if this struct represents a delta, otherwise it contains just a "normal" array of property folders. |

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## Used by methods

- [IRPCSearch.GetFolderContentsOrDelta](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/MFiles.IRPCSearch/GetFolderContentsOrDelta/index.md): Gets the contents of the specified folder, or a delta that indicates changes to document vault data since the logical timestamp known by the caller.

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## Used in fields

- [`GetFolderContentsOrDeltaResponse.property_folders_or_delta`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/MFiles.IRPCSearch/GetFolderContentsOrDelta/index.md#response): Property folders or delta.