Chapter 3

File system and data storage

Publisher Summary

This chapter covers the type of data that can be stored on an iPhone where one must look for this data, and how the data is being stored behind the scenes. The iPhone has a standard directory structure in which various files are stored. It does not contain an external storage slot so all data are stored internally on the device. To display the iPhone's hierarchy, a jailbroken phone is remotely connected through Wi-Fi. The iPhone does not contain any form of external storage. All data is stored in the internal NAND Flash memory. One of the more common types of data storage used by many mobile application developers is the use of SQLite database. Apple developers have leveraged SQLite databases ...

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