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Contains App Store applications. Preinstalled native, as well as Cydia apps, are installed in [[/Applications]].
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This folder contains applications that were downloaded from the [[/Applications/AppStore.app|App Store]]. Preinstalled apps and [[Cydia Application|Cydia]] apps, are installed into [[/Applications]]. In [[iOS]] 8 and later, this folder was replaced with [[/private/var/mobile/Containers]].
   
 
== Children ==
 
== Children ==
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See also: ''Apple Developer Publications'', ''iOS Application Programming Guide'' available for free in the [[iBookStore]].
For each application, the following folder structure is created:
 
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=== Folders ===
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*{{ipfw|$uuid$}} (the [[wikipedia:Universally unique identifier|UUID]] of the application)
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=== Files ===
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(none)
   
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== Parents ==
''See also'': '''''Apple Developer Publications'', ''iOS Application Programming Guide''''' available as a free download in the [[iBookStore]].
 
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{{parent|private|var|mobile}}
 
===Folders===
 
*{{ipfw|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx}} (X's represent hexadecimal digits. Applications are sandboxed to this folder.)
 
*{{ipfw|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/yyyyy.app}} (Y's are replaced with the application's name. The contents of this folder are signed and checked at runtime.)
 
*{{ipfw|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Documents}} (Contents of this folder are backed up during a sync and may be accessed through iTunes File Sharing, if enabled in the <code>{{ipfw|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesMetadata.plist|iTunesMetadata.plist}}</code>)
 
*{{ipfw|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Library}} (Contents of this folder are backed up, with the exception of the <code>Caches</code> subfolder)
 
*{{ipfw|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/tmp}}
 
===Files===
 
*{{ipfw|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesArtwork}} (Large icon used in iTunes; JPEG, 512x512)
 
*{{ipfw|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesMetadata.plist}}
 
 
==Parents==
 
*[[/]]
 
*[[/var]]
 
*[[/var/mobile]]
 

Latest revision as of 17:36, 26 June 2019

This folder contains applications that were downloaded from the App Store. Preinstalled apps and Cydia apps, are installed into /Applications. In iOS 8 and later, this folder was replaced with /private/var/mobile/Containers.

Children

See also: Apple Developer Publications, iOS Application Programming Guide available for free in the iBookStore.

Folders

Files

(none)

Parents

(root)/private/var/mobile