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I'm working on a iOS application that will contain around ~6000 mp3 of sounds files. Each one is around 1 second (2 max) long and rather low quality (24K bitrate) weighting in at around 2-3KB each. (Please do not comment on the quality, it's as it should be)

Since this is a large amount of files I was wondering what we be the best approach for packing these into the bundle? Should I just throw them together in a group? Is there someway of storing them in a single "package" file then reading them out separately as needed?

Also, what would be the best place to place them: Library/ ? Documents/?

As I'm rather new to iOS development and kick in the right direction will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance, Ken.

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You can create a bundle which will contain all your mp3 files. Your files will be in the ressources of your application, no need to store them in the Documents or Library path of your application sandbox.

The way to create and access a bundle is illustrated here.

Hope this helps

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  • thanks! not quite what i was hoping for.. but gets the job done rather cleanly + easy to maintain. feel stupid i didn't find this myself :) – Ken Oct 15 '11 at 21:52
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There is no package type that were meant for resource files. There are ones for static and dynamic libraries, custom frameworks and so on, but purely for resources I know of none.

Instead of adding them in bulk into a Group in Xcode's project hierarchy, you should add the containing folder as a folder reference to the project. (Appears in the file navigator in blue.) This way any external modifications you make to the contents of the folder, like adding/removing files will automatically be picked up when you next compile your project.

You can do this by dragging the folder from within Finder to the project browser in Xcode and when asked choose "Create folder references for any added folders".

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