Unable to copy folder from application bundle to document directory

Question

I am trying to copy a folder from the application bundle to iphone document directory but it isnt happening.

I have used this codes

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];
    NSString *sourcePath = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Photos"];


    NSArray *paths1 = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths1 objectAtIndex:0];

    NSError *error1;
    NSArray *resContents = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:sourcePath error: &error1];
    if (error1) {
        NSLog(@"error1 : %@",error1);
    }
    [resContents enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:^(id obj, NSUInteger idx, BOOL *stop)
     {
         NSError* error;
         if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager]
               copyItemAtPath:[sourcePath stringByAppendingPathComponent:obj]
               toPath:[documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:obj]
               error:&error])
             NSLog(@"%@", [error localizedDescription]);
     }];
}

And also tried this approach

- (void)viewDidLoad{
     [self copyFolder];
    }

- (void) copyFolder {
    BOOL success1;
    NSFileManager *fileManager1 = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
    fileManager1.delegate = self;
    NSError *error1;
    NSArray *paths1 = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    NSString *documentsDirectory1 = [paths1 objectAtIndex:0];
    NSString *writableDBPath1 = [documentsDirectory1 stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"/Photos"];

    if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:writableDBPath1])
        [[NSFileManager defaultManager] createDirectoryAtPath:writableDBPath1 withIntermediateDirectories:NO attributes:nil error:&error1];

    NSString *defaultDBPath1 = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Photos"];
    NSLog(@"default path %@",defaultDBPath1);
    success1 = [fileManager1 copyItemAtPath:defaultDBPath1 toPath:writableDBPath1 error:&error1];
    if (!success1 )
    {
        NSLog(@"error1 : %@",error1);
    } else {
    }
}

- (BOOL)fileManager:(NSFileManager *)fileManager shouldProceedAfterError:(NSError *)error copyingItemAtPath:(NSString *)srcPath toPath:(NSString *)dstPath{
    if ([error code] == 516) //error code for: The operation couldn’t be completed. File exists
        return YES;
    else
        return NO;
}

Its display this error

Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (Cocoa error 260.)" UserInfo=0x8a39800 {NSUnderlyingError=0x8a385b0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. No such file or directory", NSFilePath=/Users/user/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/7.0.3/Applications/FC7F93EE-CFB7-41CF-975B-2E3B18760202/app.app/Photos, NSUserStringVariant=( Folder )}

But Here is the folder

Answer 1

Photos seems like a group and not a folder reference. Hence all the images photo1.jpg.. etc are stored directly under your resource bundle.

The path <resource_bundle>/Photos does not exists. To verify this go to the application .app

.app->Right-click->Show Package Contents

Instead of adding Photos as a group, add it as Folder reference and under your target Copy Bundle Resources make sure the entire folder is added.

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

Your photos is not in the Photos directory. They just exist in /Users/devubhamanek/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/7.0.3/Applications/FC7F93EE-CFB7-41CF-975B-2E3B18760202/MTPhotoViewer.app/ like /Users/devubhamanek/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/7.0.3/Applications/FC7F93EE-CFB7-41CF-975B-2E3B18760202/MTPhotoViewer.app/photo1.jpg

If you want to create an directory in bundle, you should add the files in Photos directory like this: .

The folder in your project navigator should be: