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iCloud documents no longer in Mobile Documents folder?


I have an app that creates a file in the iCloud documents folder. It is working fine, in that the devices that the app is installed on can access and update the file successfully. In my code, a NSLog of the file path gives me:

///private/var/mobile/Library/Mobile%20Documents/iCloud~my-company-name~appname/Documents/document_name

As part of my testing, I need to be able to view this file from my mac. Previously, I was able to do this by looking in my library/Mobile documents folder at the respective app folder.

However, I can't see the app folder in there. Any ideas why this would now not be showing up or pointers to configuration settings I could check? (I'm on Xcode 6.1, mac is Yosemite and all devices are iOS8).


Solution

  • Finder now treats this as a 'special' folder, so actively prevents you browsing the structure. You can do this if you use Terminal instead.