Copying files from bundle to Libraries folder (IOS10, Swift3, xcode 8.2)

Question

Here is my code for copying the folder from bundle to libraries.

    let library = FileManager.default.urls(for: .libraryDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)[0]
    let bundle = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "MYFOLDER", ofType: "")!

    let fileManager = FileManager.default
    do
    {
        try fileManager.copyItem(atPath: bundle, toPath: library.path)
        print("NO CATCH")
    }
    catch
    {
            print(error)
    }

I get this error:

Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=516 "“MYFOLDER” couldn’t be copied to “CBE6D212-8827-423B-AEC8-6830EED0EC5C” because an item with the same name already exists." UserInfo={NSSourceFilePathErrorKey=/Users/Joshua/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/84EF61E3-6739-47D1-A0AE-1215B89D0CE7/data/Containers/Bundle/Application/C357EB0E-6719-464B-8DC9-513E5E7F83E1/Heffy.app/MYFOLDER, NSUserStringVariant=( Copy ), NSFilePath=/Users/Joshua/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/84EF61E3-6739-47D1-A0AE-1215B89D0CE7/data/Containers/Bundle/Application/C357EB0E-6719-464B-8DC9-513E5E7F83E1/Heffy.app/MYFOLDER, NSDestinationFilePath=/Users/Joshua/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/84EF61E3-6739-47D1-A0AE-1215B89D0CE7/data/Containers/Data/Application/CBE6D212-8827-423B-AEC8-6830EED0EC5C/Library, NSUnderlyingError=0x797878e0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=17 "File exists"}}

**BUT I CHECKED IT DOES NOT EXIST IN THE LIBRARY FOLDER*

Delete drive data, delete project from your simulator and clean your x-code project , build and run again. Sometimes it might be happened. Everything is fine but still got error. If you still got error let me know. — dahiya_boy, Dec 17 '16 at 08:24
@TinuDahiya Sorry for asking this question but how to i delete the drive data and the project from the simulator? — blake, Dec 17 '16 at 08:47
@TinuDahiya I just did Simulator->reset Content and Settings. Simulator is now loading. I'll report what happens next. — blake, Dec 17 '16 at 08:50
open your finder and in the left side bar there you see list,-> application , Downloads, Documents, and Drive Data . Drive data have all the data of projects you run in your xcode. Just like app data when you install a new app in your phone — dahiya_boy, Dec 17 '16 at 08:54
[More details for drive data](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18933321/can-i-safely-delete-contents-of-xcode-derived-data-folder) — dahiya_boy, Dec 17 '16 at 09:04
Same problem like you have but Code is in swift 2, convert into 3.0 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34346220/cant-copy-file-from-bundle-to-documents-directory-in-ios — dahiya_boy, Dec 17 '16 at 09:07

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 17 '16 at 09:27

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As per your error, file is already existing. try this code and check

  let path = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.documentDirectory, .userDomainMask, true)[0] as String
let url = NSURL(fileURLWithPath: path)
let filePath = url.appendingPathComponent("NewFolder")?.path
let fileManager = FileManager.default
if fileManager.fileExists(atPath: filePath!) {
    print("FILE AVAILABLE")
} else {
    print("FILE NOT AVAILABLE")
}

answered Dec 17 '16 at 09:27

dahiya_boy

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Thank You for helping. I'll add this code and re test again. It works now tho. – blake Dec 17 '16 at 09:32

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 17 '16 at 09:28

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So I got pissed so I closed Xcode. Closed my browser. Turn my machine off and turned it on. Guess what not it works........ Thanks for the help TinuDahiya I appreciate it ^__^V.

answered Dec 17 '16 at 09:28

blake

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actually i have no Mac system, so i cant execute your code, – dahiya_boy Dec 17 '16 at 09:32

Copying files from bundle to Libraries folder (IOS10, Swift3, xcode 8.2)

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