Started working on a five year old app, and iCloud backup concerns suddenly came into focus. This app creates huge image files, which appear are saved directly in the Documents folder with no apparent ExcludedFromBackup attribute (just searched the code base).
1) Benefits
Suppose the iOS device with a large number of images on it gets dropped in a pail of water and dies. Then the owner buys a new device, and does a restore. I believe any files in the Document folder that are NOT excluded will now exist on any restore to a new device.
This would appear to be the core benefit of letting iOS backup those images.
2) How to view?
Without writing code to examine all files in the Documents folder, it would be really nice to determine what files, and their sizes, exist in iCloud for the app under question.
I'll guess this just isn't possible - but asking in case there is some way, I'd love to know it (and I searched google a long time before posting this question).
David
PS: iCloud Drive my only option for a related Tag
1) Benefits
Suppose the iOS device with a large number of images on it gets dropped in a pail of water and dies. Then the owner buys a new device, and does a restore. I believe any files in the Document folder that are NOT excluded will now exist on any restore to a new device.
This would appear to be the core benefit of letting iOS backup those images.
2) How to view?
Without writing code to examine all files in the Documents folder, it would be really nice to determine what files, and their sizes, exist in iCloud for the app under question.
I'll guess this just isn't possible - but asking in case there is some way, I'd love to know it (and I searched google a long time before posting this question).
David
PS: iCloud Drive my only option for a related Tag