Invalid Directory Name - Your app contains a directory name that is already reserved

Question

Just submitted my app for review and was then emailed this error message:

Invalid Directory Name - Your app contains a directory name that is already reserved: 'Frameworks'. You must rename this directory.

Anyone have experience with this?

edit for a little more info: The only thing I have changed recently which may have caused this is to use Cocoapods. I'm opening and compiling from the xcworkspace. I do notice that a library called 'QuickDialogs' which I use had a Group called 'Frameworks' which I renamed.

Answer 1

Try following steps:

1. find and open ${YOUR_PROJECT_ROOT}/Pods/Pods-resources.sh
   
2. search ${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH} and replace with ${UNLOCALIZED_RESOURCES_FOLDER_PATH}
   
3. clean your project and delete derived Data(organizer-projects)
   
4. achive your application again
   

I met this problem when I add extra frameworks by cocoapods. App store's response told me that there was a directory named Frameworks, which is reserved. This folder is created at Copy Pods Resources step in Build Phases,

Answer 2

I have found that using ShareKit with Cocoapods was adding a Frameworks to my binary. That's why I substituted:

pod "ShareKit"

with:

pod "ShareKit/Facebook"
pod "ShareKit/Twitter"
pod "ShareKit/GooglePlus"

as I only use these services.

In order to see the folder created go to your binary and see the contents of the archive generated in the Applications folder.

Hope that helps!