CODEWITHSUNDEEP
iosiphoneappstore-approval
arpan.r
arpan.r

Reputation: 1981

App got rejected not following the iOS Data Storage Guidelines

My app has downloadable content which I am keeping in Documents Directory. Which gets backed up on iCloud. So instead of setting "Do not backup" of all individual files can I put them under one directory in side Documents and set the "Do not backup" on that directory will that work? or do I have to set the flag on all individual files.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 430

Answers (3)

THE_DOM
THE_DOM

Reputation: 4296

This happened to me too. Read this apple storage guideline

In a nutshell for your app you want to follow guideline #2

Data that can be downloaded again or regenerated should be stored in the /Library/Caches directory. Examples of files you should put in the Caches directory include database cache files and downloadable content, such as that used by magazine, newspaper, and map applications.

Upvotes: 0

user1113101
user1113101

Reputation: 955

You can store all temporary files or any other data which your program can genrate without help of users-(which is not user created data) at Library/tmp folder - Library/tmp folder is not insider document folder, Its folder at the same level of Document directory.

You will not need to add donotbackup attribute to all files then.

Thanks!

Upvotes: 0

iPhone developer.
iPhone developer.

Reputation: 2132

Use below code in your application before saving database to your document directory..

-(BOOL)addSkipBackupAttributeToItemAtURL:(NSURL *)URL
{
    const char* filePath = [[URL path] fileSystemRepresentation];

    const char* attrName = "com.apple.MobileBackup";
    u_int8_t attrValue = 1;

    int result = setxattr(filePath, attrName, &attrValue, sizeof(attrValue), 0, 0);

//  NSLog(@"Attributs : %d and Path : %@",result,URL);
    if (result != 0) { 

        NSLog(@"File Backup Attribute setting error");

    }

    return result == 0;
}

Upvotes: 1

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