How do I access the filesystem outside of the sandbox on a jailbroken iOS device?

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I'm going to develop a simple app for jailbroken iOS devices. I would like to access the filesystem of the device outside of the app's sandbox and move some files (from a directory to another, for example).

How can I do this using Xcode 3.1 or 4, compatible with OS version 3.1.3?

Have you tried anything and had it not work? – jtbandes Aug 17 '11 at 16:51 — jtbandes, Aug 17 '11 at 16:51

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 18 '11 at 01:10

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Just use NSFileManager. On a jailbroken device, it gives you full access to the filesystem—just give it the paths you want to mess with. You can get the contents of a directory with its -contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:error: method and move files around with -moveItemAtPath:toPath:error:.

answered Aug 18 '11 at 01:10

Noah Witherspoon

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I've tried it on a jailbroken device using swift with theos's [application_swift] (means it runs from /Applications), still doesn't work... – gkpln3 Oct 31 '18 at 08:05

How do I access the filesystem outside of the sandbox on a jailbroken iOS device?

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