iOS File.documentsDirectory: Deleted when App in Uninstalled?

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August 11, 2011
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I don't think I can verify this without jailbreaking, which I'm not allowed to do.

On my test iPad, an app's File.documentsDirectory appears to be a folder created specifically for that app. It looks something like this:

/var/mobile/Applications/EB67921A-AB8F-E432J1C3E553/Documents/

This differs from Windows, where File.documentsDirectory is:

C:\Users\<UserName>\Documents\

When you uninstall an app, does the app's Documents directory get deleted? If so, are there any situations where it would not get deleted?

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Correct answer Rangora

On iOS, there is no shared directory that all applications can access. It's why the document directory just create his own directory in his local space. Since everything is local on iOS, your directory will be destroyed with the app.

On Android, the documentDirectory is the sd card and won't be deleted with your app.

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RangoraCorrect answer

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On iOS, there is no shared directory that all applications can access. It's why the document directory just create his own directory in his local space. Since everything is local on iOS, your directory will be destroyed with the app.

On Android, the documentDirectory is the sd card and won't be deleted with your app.