Document and Entity Information	Mar. 19, 2020
Prospectus:
Document Type	497
Document Period End Date	Mar. 19, 2020
Registrant Name	BNY Mellon Investment Funds VI
Entity Central Index Key	0001224568
Entity Inv Company Type	N-1A
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Document Creation Date	Mar. 19, 2020
Document Effective Date	Mar. 19, 2020
Prospectus Date	Mar. 29, 2019
BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund \| Class T \| BNY Mellon Investment Funds VI
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Trading Symbol	DBATX
BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund \| Class Y \| BNY Mellon Investment Funds VI
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Trading Symbol	DBOYX
BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund \| Class Z \| BNY Mellon Investment Funds VI
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Trading Symbol	DBOZX
BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund \| Class J \| BNY Mellon Investment Funds VI
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Trading Symbol	THPBX
BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund \| Class I \| BNY Mellon Investment Funds VI
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Trading Symbol	DBORX
BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund \| Class C \| BNY Mellon Investment Funds VI
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Trading Symbol	DBOCX
BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund \| Class A \| BNY Mellon Investment Funds VI
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Trading Symbol	DBOAX
General New York Amt-Free Municipal Money Market Fund \| Class B \| GENERAL NEW YORK AMT-FREE MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND
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Trading Symbol	GNYXX
General New York Amt-Free Municipal Money Market Fund \| Class A \| GENERAL NEW YORK AMT-FREE MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND
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Trading Symbol	GNMXX
BNY Mellon Ultra Short Income Fund \| Institutional Shares \| BNY MELLON ULTRA SHORT INCOME FUND
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Trading Symbol	DSYDX
BNY Mellon Ultra Short Income Fund \| Class D \| BNY MELLON ULTRA SHORT INCOME FUND
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Trading Symbol	DSDDX
BNY Mellon Ultra Short Income Fund \| Class Z \| BNY MELLON ULTRA SHORT INCOME FUND
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Trading Symbol	DSIGX
General California Municipal Money Market Fund \| Class B \| GENERAL CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND
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Trading Symbol	GENXX
General California Municipal Money Market Fund \| Class A \| GENERAL CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND
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Trading Symbol	GCAXX
General Government Securities Money Market Fund \| Brex Class \| GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MONEY MARKET FUNDS, INC.
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Trading Symbol	GGBXX
General Government Securities Money Market Fund \| Dreyfus Class \| GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MONEY MARKET FUNDS, INC.
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Trading Symbol	GGDXX
General Government Securities Money Market Fund \| Class B \| GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MONEY MARKET FUNDS, INC.
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Trading Symbol	GSBXX
General Government Securities Money Market Fund \| Class A \| GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MONEY MARKET FUNDS, INC.
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Trading Symbol	GGSXX
General Treasury Securities Money Market Fund \| Dreyfus Class \| GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MONEY MARKET FUNDS, INC.
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Trading Symbol	GTFXX
General Treasury Securities Money Market Fund \| Class B \| GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MONEY MARKET FUNDS, INC.
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Trading Symbol	GTBXX
General Treasury Securities Money Market Fund \| Class A \| GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MONEY MARKET FUNDS, INC.
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Trading Symbol	GTAXX
General Money Market Fund, Inc \| Dreyfus Class \| GENERAL MONEY MARKET FUND, INC.
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Trading Symbol	GMGXX
General Money Market Fund, Inc \| Class B \| GENERAL MONEY MARKET FUND, INC.
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Trading Symbol	GMBXX
General Money Market Fund, Inc \| Class A \| GENERAL MONEY MARKET FUND, INC.
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Trading Symbol	GMMXX
General Municipal Money Market Funds, Inc. \| General Municipal Money Market Fund - Class B \| GENERAL MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS, INC.
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Trading Symbol	GBMXX
General Municipal Money Market Funds, Inc. \| General Municipal Money Market Fund - Class A \| GENERAL MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS, INC.
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Trading Symbol	GTMXX
General New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc \| GENERAL NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND, INC. - CLASS A \| GENERAL NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND, INC.
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Trading Symbol	DNJXX
BNY Mellon New York AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund \| Class T \| BNY MELLON NEW YORK AMT-FREE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
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Trading Symbol	DNYTX
BNY Mellon New York AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund \| Class Y \| BNY MELLON NEW YORK AMT-FREE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
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Trading Symbol	DNYYX
BNY Mellon New York AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund \| Class I \| BNY MELLON NEW YORK AMT-FREE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
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Trading Symbol	DNYIX
BNY Mellon New York AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund \| Class C \| BNY MELLON NEW YORK AMT-FREE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
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Trading Symbol	PNYCX
BNY Mellon New York AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund \| Class A \| BNY MELLON NEW YORK AMT-FREE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
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Trading Symbol	PSNYX
BNY Mellon Select Managers Small Cap Value Fund \| Class T \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DSSTX
BNY Mellon Select Managers Small Cap Value Fund \| Class Y \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DMVYX
BNY Mellon Select Managers Small Cap Value Fund \| Class I \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DMVIX
BNY Mellon Select Managers Small Cap Value Fund \| Class C \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DMECX
BNY Mellon Select Managers Small Cap Value Fund \| Class A \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DMVAX
BNY Mellon U.S. Equity Fund \| Class T \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DTEQX
BNY Mellon U.S. Equity Fund \| Class Y \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DPUYX
BNY Mellon U.S. Equity Fund \| Class I \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DPUIX
BNY Mellon U.S. Equity Fund \| Class C \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DPUCX
BNY Mellon U.S. Equity Fund \| Class A \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DPUAX
BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund \| Class T \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DTGLX
BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund \| Class Y \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DGLYX
BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund \| Class I \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DGLRX
BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund \| Class C \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DGLCX
BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund \| Class A \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DGLAX
BNY Mellon International Stock Fund \| Class T \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DTISX
BNY Mellon International Stock Fund \| Class Y \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DISYX
BNY Mellon International Stock Fund \| Class I \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DISRX
BNY Mellon International Stock Fund \| Class C \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DISCX
BNY Mellon International Stock Fund \| Class A \| BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DISAX
General Treasury and Agency Money Market Fund \| Class B \| BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DABXX
General Treasury and Agency Money Market Fund \| Dreyfus Class \| BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DUTXX
General Treasury and Agency Money Market Fund \| Class A \| BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc.
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Trading Symbol	DUIXX

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