---
type: resource-type
title: fileShares
description: azure resource type Microsoft.FileShares/fileShares
name: fileShares
lexicon: azure
resource_type: Microsoft.FileShares/fileShares
---
`Microsoft.FileShares/fileShares`, a resource type of the azure lexicon.

## Properties

- `name` (`string`, required): The resource name of the file share, as seen by the administrator through Azure Resource Manager.
- `properties` (`fileShares_FileShareProperties`, required): The resource-specific properties for this resource.
- `location` (`string`, optional): The geo-location where the resource lives
- `resources` (`any[]`, optional)
- `tags` (`Record<string, unknown>`, optional): Resource tags.

## Attributes

- `id`