NSFileManager.defaultManager().fileExistsAtPath returns false instead of true

Question

How is it possible?

let exists = NSFileManager.defaultManager().fileExistsAtPath(path.absoluteString)
print("exists: \(exists)") //false

This is path.absoluteString

//file:///Users/kuna/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/92BD140D-5C14-43C4-80D6-904BB9594ED6/data/Containers/Data/Application/5B818832-BB19-4047-A7F8-1487F36868D6/Documents/wishlists/68/147/128/IMG_0006.PNG

And you can see it is there where it should be:

What is going on?

can you print the document directory func printDocument() { let pathToFile = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains( NSSearchPathDirectory.CachesDirectory , .UserDomainMask, true)[0] do { let namesOfFile = try Manager.contentsOfDirectoryAtPath(pathToFile) for name in namesOfFile { print("name : \(name)") } }catch let error as NSError { print("print : \(error)") } } — kholl, Dec 07 '15 at 14:01

Martin R · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-19T11:57:39.530

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(The code in this answer has been updated for Swift 3 and later.)

Apparently your path variable is a NSURL (describing a file path). To get the path as a string, use the path property, not absoluteString:

let exists = FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: path.path)

absoluteString returns the URL in a string format, including the file: scheme etc.

Example:

let url = URL(fileURLWithPath: "/path/to/foo.txt")

// This is what you did:
print(url.absoluteString)
// Output:    file:///path/to/foo.txt

// This is what you want:
print(url.path)
// Output:    /path/to/foo.txt

edited Apr 19 '18 at 11:57

answered Dec 07 '15 at 14:02

Martin R

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It worked, what is the difference since it is completely the same when I print it? – Bartłomiej Semańczyk Dec 07 '15 at 14:08
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@BartłomiejSemańczyk the difference is absoluteString also includes `file://` like this: `file:///Users/kuna/...`, path just returns `/Users/kuna/...` – BigHeadCreations Oct 17 '17 at 01:36

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 07 '15 at 14:02

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If you want to check if a path exist,you should check path

let url = NSURL(string: "balabala")

let path = url?.path
//Check path

answered Dec 07 '15 at 14:02

Leo

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This is the right answer and you got +1 but you should be more clear. if (FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: url?.path.path)) – Numan Karaaslan Nov 04 '17 at 17:16

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 17 '23 at 05:22

FileManager extension that allows to check if file exists using URL, supports changes in iOS 16:

import Foundation

extension FileManager {
    func fileExists(atURL url: URL) -> Bool {
        var path: String
        if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {
            path = url.path(percentEncoded: false)
        } else {
            path = url.path
        }

        return FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: path)
    }
}

How to use:

let exists = FileManager.default.fileExists(atURL: url)

Your answer saves my time! Than you! – Yoshiharu Yamada Aug 07 '23 at 10:52 — Yoshiharu Yamada, Aug 07 '23 at 10:52

NSFileManager.defaultManager().fileExistsAtPath returns false instead of true

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