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Summary
Contains App Store applications. Preinstalled native, as well as Cydia apps, are installed in /Applications.
Children
See also: Apple Developer Publications, iOS Application Programming Guide available as a free download in the iBookStore.
For each application, the following folder structure is created:
Folders
- xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx (X's represent hexadecimal digits. Applications are sandboxed to this folder.)
- 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.)
- 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
iTunesMetadata.plist) - xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Library (Contents of this folder are backed up, with the exception of the
Cachessubfolder) - xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/tmp
Files
- xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesArtwork (Large icon used in iTunes; JPEG, 512x512)
- xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesMetadata.plist
