Exclude DB from backup/icloud (iOS) #103

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1. dusiema commented on Sep 11, 2023

   

   dusiema

   on Sep 11, 2023

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   I ended up setting the attribute right after the NativeSqliteDriver is created by using this function:

       @OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
       fun setExcludeFromBackup() {
           return memScoped {
               val databasePath = DatabaseFileContext.databasePath(databaseName, null)
               if (NSFileManager.defaultManager.fileExistsAtPath(databasePath)) {
                   val errorRef = alloc<ObjCObjectVar<NSError?>>()
                   Napier.i { "Excluding ${databasePath} from iCloud/Backup!" }
                   val success = NSURL.fileURLWithPath(databasePath).setResourceValue(NSNumber(bool = true), NSURLIsExcludedFromBackupKey, errorRef.ptr)
                   if (!success) {
                       Napier.i { "Excluding ${databasePath} from iCloud/Backup failed! Reason: ${errorRef.value}" }
                   }
               }
           }
       }

   I have yet to test if this does work at all by really doing a backup of a real iphone and check if the database file is not included. So be aware this is untested.
2. dusiema commented on Sep 11, 2023

   

   dusiema

   on Sep 11, 2023

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   Side note: I pulled a backup from an iPhone but seemingly developer signed apps are not included in an iPhone backup anyways.
3. touchlab

   locked and limited conversation to collaborators on Aug 14, 2026
4. samhill303

   converted this issue into a discussion #136 on Aug 14, 2026