Swift - macOS - Problem with Bundle App Path

Asked Dec 15 '21 at 17:26

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I made a Swift 5 macOS app, which loads some data from the folder where the .app file is located. Here is my code:

rutaApp = Bundle.main.bundlePath.replacingOccurrences(of: "/RetroMac.app", with: "")

it works ok in my computer. Then use Product -> Archive -> Copy App, and send my App.app file to an user who executes it.

For my surprise it crashes, saying that the path to the App.app file is "/private/var/folders/8g/7xj3ck2954ddhtrvzr89wklw0000gn/T/AppTranslocation/20D2ED2A-D864-4EFD-8310-7BD3476B4F44/d/" instead of "Documents/folderwheremyappis/"

Why does it happen and how to solve it?

edited Dec 15 '21 at 20:41

Willeke

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asked Dec 15 '21 at 17:26

Pablo Jiménez Revilla

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Are you talking about a file on the app bundle or a file outside the bundle? – Joakim Danielson Dec 15 '21 at 18:48
Outside the bundle – Pablo Jiménez Revilla Dec 15 '21 at 19:46
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Then you shouldn't use `Bundle.main` and you should absolute not have some data file in the /Applications folder. Use [FileManager](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/filemanager) instead to access files. – Joakim Danielson Dec 15 '21 at 20:05
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I know what the problem is. Im distributing my app in a zip file, so app traslocation comes in. I dont really know how to solve it, but to distribute it in a .7z file.... – Pablo Jiménez Revilla Dec 16 '21 at 07:45

Swift - macOS - Problem with Bundle App Path

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