iPhone: Where NSUserDefaults get stored?

Question

I am able to store, retrieve, and remove values using NSUserDefaults. I couldn't succeed to find out where NSUserDefaults getting stored physically on iPhone? I guess it should be plist file but not sure. Does anyone know if its possible to see this values on iPhone physically?

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score 32 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 10 '18 at 05:01

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Connect Your device to Xcode.
Select Windows -> Organiser.
Select your device.
Click on your application.
Click the gear icon and Download Container….
Select the downloaded .xcappdata file, right click and select Show Package Contents.
Open the AppData folder.
Navigate to Library -> Preferences -> appbundlename.plist.

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Alex Zavatone

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answered Jul 12 '11 at 10:44

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score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 12 '11 at 10:43

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The physical path is rootOfApplication/Library/Preferences/com.yourcompany.appName.plist you can see there if you test it in simulator

answered Jul 12 '11 at 10:43

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 17 '20 at 13:47

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I use SimSim. It's a free menu bar app that gives you access to all simulator folders. There are other solutions, but this is a basic tool I use all the time. https://github.com/dsmelov/simsim

answered Jul 17 '20 at 13:47

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 25 '23 at 15:50

Small differences to the accepted answer for Xcode 14.

Connect Your device to Xcode.
Select Window -> Devices and Simulators.
Select the Devices tab in the sidebar.
Select your device.
Select your application from the INSTALLED APPS section.
Click the encircled ellipsis icon and select Download Container… and Save the file.
In the Finder select the downloaded .xcappdata file, right click and select Show Package Contents.
The plist file is in the package's Appdata -> Preferencers -> Library.

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