Copy file to/from NSDocumentDirectory during dev

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I'm playing with NSDocumentDirectory and saving files on my iPhone. I have created a dictionary and saved it successfully to NSDocumentDirectory and I can re-load it upon re-launch of my app. However, during development I would like to actually browse and copy files to and from NSDocumentDirectory. Is there a way via X-Code or Finder or iTunes to see the contents of my app's NSDocumentDirectory?

The real goal here to move a file generated on my iPhone to my iPad, but starting with copying back and forth from Mac to device would be great!

Any advice is much appreciated.

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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You can transfer files to / from app's Document directory through the File sharing feature in iTunes. To do so, you have to set UIFileSharingEnabled property to YES in your app-info.plist. See this question if you have problems setting it up.

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answered Aug 03 '12 at 11:01

Vladimir Grigorov

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 28 '13 at 22:34

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Download iFunBox. It will allow you to access the IOS file system.

The latest version is here.

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answered Aug 05 '11 at 16:24

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That's an EXE. Is there any solution for OS X? – Sofi Software LLC Aug 26 '11 at 17:25

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 28 '13 at 22:35

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IPhoneExplorer is available for Mac and Windows.

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answered Aug 26 '11 at 17:32

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Thanks for this suggestion. I ended up using MFMailComposeViewController to generate an email with the file as an attachment. Then, on the other device I registered my app to handle that particular file type. When I received the email on my iPad I was able to open the attachment in my app and play with the file over there. – Dave Aug 29 '11 at 14:45

Copy file to/from NSDocumentDirectory during dev

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