The model used to open the store is incompatible with the one used to create the store, apple store release version [duplicate]

Question

I created a Core Data model in xcode 3.2 and after upgrading in Xcode 4.2, I then added a new entity of the NSManagedObject subclass (refer to the new entity).

First thing, it looks weird because it's not in the same group as the old one. Here is the picture on my xcode 4.2 (AlkitabDB is the one i created in xcode 3.2, EndeDB is the new one from current xcode version(4.2):

Second thing, I let it as it is, then I accessed the second entity (the new one) the same way as the first entity (the old one), and the error as titled appears.

Here is the error:

2012-01-16 21:13:38.496 iHuria[55953:207] Unresolved error Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=134100 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (Cocoa error 134100.)" UserInfo=0x8829cd0 {metadata=<CFBasicHash 0x882a370 [0x1839b38]>{type = immutable dict, count = 7,
entries =>
    2 : <CFString 0x8829b90 [0x1839b38]>{contents = "NSStoreModelVersionIdentifiers"} = <CFArray 0x8829ff0 [0x1839b38]>{type = immutable, count = 0, values = ()}
    4 : <CFString 0x8829bc0 [0x1839b38]>{contents = "NSPersistenceFrameworkVersion"} = <CFNumber 0x8829770 [0x1839b38]>{value = +320, type = kCFNumberSInt64Type}
    6 : <CFString 0x8829bf0 [0x1839b38]>{contents = "NSStoreModelVersionHashes"} = <CFBasicHash 0x882a080 [0x1839b38]>{type = immutable dict, count = 1,
entries =>
    0 : <CFString 0x882a010 [0x1839b38]>{contents = "AlkitabDB"} = <CFData 0x882a030 [0x1839b38]>{length = 32, capacity = 32, bytes = 0xd02ac5f8be6ab0b39add450aca202ac0 ... 3d45d462998d2ccd}
}

    7 : <CFString 0x10e3aa8 [0x1839b38]>{contents = "NSStoreUUID"} = <CFString 0x8829e60 [0x1839b38]>{contents = "4F2EE7FF-463B-4055-BBED-8E603CDBDF59"}
    8 : <CFString 0x10e3948 [0x1839b38]>{contents = "NSStoreType"} = <CFString 0x10e3958 [0x1839b38]>{contents = "SQLite"}
    9 : <CFString 0x8829c40 [0x1839b38]>{contents = "NSStoreModelVersionHashesVersion"} = <CFNumber 0x6b1c7c0 [0x1839b38]>{value = +3, type = kCFNumberSInt32Type}
    10 : <CFString 0x8829c70 [0x1839b38]>{contents = "_NSAutoVacuumLevel"} = <CFString 0x882a0c0 [0x1839b38]>{contents = "2"}
}
, reason=The model used to open the store is incompatible with the one used to create the store}, {
    metadata =     {
        NSPersistenceFrameworkVersion = 320;
        NSStoreModelVersionHashes =         {
            AlkitabDB = <d02ac5f8 be6ab0b3 9add450a ca202ac0 ebd1e860 cbb578c2 3d45d462 998d2ccd>;
        };
        NSStoreModelVersionHashesVersion = 3;
        NSStoreModelVersionIdentifiers =         (
        );
        NSStoreType = SQLite;
        NSStoreUUID = "4F2EE7FF-463B-4055-BBED-8E603CDBDF59";
        "_NSAutoVacuumLevel" = 2;
    };
    reason = "The model used to open the store is incompatible with the one used to create the store";
}

I looked for the solution before and discovered that I should remove the appliation from simulator and rerun the app, and it didn't work. Does anyone know a solution for this issue? Please help.

Answer 1

Just add Options attribute while creating persistentStoreCoordinator in AppDelegate.m file for the core data method as below

OBJECTIVE-C

- (NSPersistentStoreCoordinator *)persistentStoreCoordinator
{
    if (_persistentStoreCoordinator != nil)
    {
        return _persistentStoreCoordinator;
    }

    NSLog(@"persistentStoreCoordinator___");
    NSURL *storeURL = [[self applicationDocumentsDirectory] URLByAppendingPathComponent:@"MyApp.sqlite"];

    NSMutableDictionary *options = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
    [options setObject:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES] forKey:NSMigratePersistentStoresAutomaticallyOption];
    [options setObject:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES] forKey:NSInferMappingModelAutomaticallyOption];

    NSError *error = nil;
    _persistentStoreCoordinator = [[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator alloc] initWithManagedObjectModel:[self managedObjectModel]];
    if (![_persistentStoreCoordinator addPersistentStoreWithType:NSSQLiteStoreType configuration:nil URL:storeURL options:options error:&error])
    {
        NSLog(@"Unresolved error %@, %@", error, [error userInfo]);
        abort();
    }

    NSLog(@"persistentStoreCoordinator___2");
    return _persistentStoreCoordinator;
}

SWIFT

    lazy var persistentStoreCoordinator: NSPersistentStoreCoordinator = {
    // The persistent store coordinator for the application. This implementation creates and returns a coordinator, having added the store for the application to it. This property is optional since there are legitimate error conditions that could cause the creation of the store to fail.
    // Create the coordinator and store
    let coordinator = NSPersistentStoreCoordinator(managedObjectModel: self.managedObjectModel)
    let url = self.applicationDocumentsDirectory.URLByAppendingPathComponent("SingleViewCoreData.sqlite")
    var failureReason = "There was an error creating or loading the application's saved data."

    // MAIN LINE OF CODE TO ADD
    let mOptions = [NSMigratePersistentStoresAutomaticallyOption: true,
                    NSInferMappingModelAutomaticallyOption: true]

    do {
        try coordinator.addPersistentStoreWithType(NSSQLiteStoreType, configuration: nil, URL: url, options: mOptions)
    } catch {
        // Report any error we got.
        var dict = [String: AnyObject]()
        dict[NSLocalizedDescriptionKey] = "Failed to initialize the application's saved data"
        dict[NSLocalizedFailureReasonErrorKey] = failureReason

        dict[NSUnderlyingErrorKey] = error as NSError
        let wrappedError = NSError(domain: "YOUR_ERROR_DOMAIN", code: 9999, userInfo: dict)
        // Replace this with code to handle the error appropriately.
        // abort() causes the application to generate a crash log and terminate. You should not use this function in a shipping application, although it may be useful during development.
        NSLog("Unresolved error \(wrappedError), \(wrappedError.userInfo)")
        abort()
    }

    return coordinator
}

It had solved my problem..

Answer 2

In my case, I had two persistent stores, one local store for user specific data, and one CoreData+CloudKit store for common data that syncs automatically with iCloud. Thus the data model has two configurations, and the entities are assigned to both configurations as required.
Due to a bug during development, I tried to store an entity that was no longer assigned to any configuration. So when the context was saved, CoreData realized the incompatibility, and crashed with this error.
Of course, deleting the app does not help in such a case. One has to ensure that only assigned entities are stored in a persistent store.

Answer 3

Deleting the app is sometimes not the case! Suggest, your app has already been published! You can't just add new entity to the data base and go ahead - you need to perform migration!

For those who doesn't want to dig into documentation and is searching for a quick fix:

1. Open your .xcdatamodeld file
2. click on Editor
3. select Add model version...
4. Add a new version of your model (the new group of datamodels added)
5. select the main file, open file inspector (right-hand panel)
6. and under Versioned core data model select your new version of data model for current data model
7. THAT'S NOT ALL ) You should perform so called "light migration".
8. Go to your AppDelegate and find where the persistentStoreCoordinator is being created
9. Find this line if (![_persistentStoreCoordinator addPersistentStoreWithType:NSSQLiteStoreType configuration:nil URL:storeURL options:nil error:&error])
10. Replace nil options with @{NSMigratePersistentStoresAutomaticallyOption:@YES, NSInferMappingModelAutomaticallyOption:@YES} (actually provided in the commented code in that method)
11. Here you go, have fun!

P.S. This only applies for lightweight migration. For your migration to qualify as a lightweight migration, your changes must be confined to this narrow band:

• Add or remove a property (attribute or relationship).
• Make a nonoptional property optional.
• Make an optional attribute nonoptional, as long as you provide a default value.
• Add or remove an entity.
• Rename a property.
• Rename an entity.

For Swift 4

coordinator.addPersistentStore(ofType: NSSQLiteStoreType, configurationName: nil, at: url, options: [NSMigratePersistentStoresAutomaticallyOption: true, NSInferMappingModelAutomaticallyOption: true])

Answer 4

Remove the app from the simulator and perform a clean on your project. That should clear those issues up. Make sure that you are not running in the debugger when you delete the app or else it won't actually delete it properly.

If you want to be sure its gone, check this directory Users/INSERT_YOUR_USER_HERE/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/ for your app's folder, under the version you're running.

Note: This is for development only. For production, you need to implement some sort of migration. Google "Core Data Migration", with lightweight migration being the simplest.

Answer 5

Answer : Remove the app from the Simulator , Perform a Clean and Re-Build your Project.

Note : Whenever you perform changes to the Core Data definition, Delete the app installed on the Physical Device or Simulator, Clean the Project and Re-Build again.