(iphone) access device's documents directory from mac?

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Iphone Problem Overview


I'm trying to access the documents directory at iphone device to see a log file that I saved while executing the app.

I know this can be done for simulator. (you can browse the document directory of your app with Finder)

Can this be done for device?

Thank you

Iphone Solutions


Solution 1 - Iphone

In Xcode 6 you should open Devices window to download it.

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Solution 2 - Iphone

You can open Organizer in Xcode and download the documents directory when your device is connected right ?

Solution 3 - Iphone

I'm going to combine the two solutions together and add screenshots for clarity. This is with Xcode 7.

View/Download App Documents

  1. Open the Devices window through the menu Window -> Devices.
  2. Select your device.
  3. Select your application.
  4. Click the gear button for the options.

View/Download Documents

View/Download/Delete Documents through iTunes


IMPORTANT!!!
If you have documents within a subfolder, you will not be able to see or change them through iTunes.


  1. Select the Info.plist file in the Project navigator.
  2. Click the + button next to any property to add another.
  3. Scroll down the list or type to find Application supports iTunes file sharing.
  4. Change boolean value to YES.
  5. Re-build/install application.

Add file sharing support

Solution 4 - Iphone

Hi Viraj's anwer is the way to go .Here is a screenshot: enter image description here

Solution 5 - Iphone

iOS provides a framework to share documents between your application & iTunes. Check out the Core Services Layer section of the Apple docs, specifically the File-Sharing Support section. It explains how to do this:

  1. Add the UIFileSharingEnabled key to your application’s Info.plist file and set the value of the key to YES.
  2. Put whatever files you want to share in your application’s Documents directory.

On a side note, if this is just for debugging, you can always print logs using the default NSLog function and check the output using OS X's Console.

Solution 6 - Iphone

You also can use itunes for the same, but to view in itunes make change as below in your .plist Add new key as "Application supports iTunes file sharing" and make it as boolen with value YES

Like this

Solution 7 - Iphone

With MacOS Catalina, Apple has made it very easy for reading the files written from the Documents directory.

Here are the steps:

  1. Once the device is connected to the Mac, it should be listed under the 'Locations' section in Finder as follows:

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  1. Select the device. From the tab bar below the device details select 'Files'. You will be able to see a list of apps that stored files to the Documents directory. Expanding each app will show the files with its document directory.

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You can drag and drop these files to any location in the Mac for further use

Solution 8 - Iphone

One way can be to use iExplorer Download link iExplorer

Go to your app and Documents folder can be seen

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