I'm trying to find the App Store apps on my phone via SSH and have had no luck. Anybody know where I can find them?
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App location in file system?
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jcde7ago
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/private/var/mobile/Applications
They aren't listed by name, rather, by random combinations of letters/numbers...you'll have to open each folder individually to find the app you're looking for.
Thanks.
I can't seem to find the .ipa files in any of those folders. Any chance you'd know where those are as well?
I can't seem to find the .ipa files in any of those folders. Any chance you'd know where those are as well?
jcde7ago
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AppStore apps are not downloaded and stored as .ipa's on the iPhone, they are just installed automatically. The .ipa's are kept on your computer by iTunes, but the location escapes me at the moment (plus they are different locations in Mac and Windows computers).
Well that's the problem. I have some of the .ipa's in my library but am missing a bunch. They're on my phone, but not in my iTunes.
jcde7ago
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Re-download those missing Apps from within the iTunes AppStore, you won't be charged again.
jcde7ago
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Don't know what else to suggest...I just tried it by deleting an app i had in iTunes, re-downloading it, and when it showed up on iTunes under my apps, I right-clicked the icon, chose the "show in Windows Explorer" option, and it showed me where the IPA was located on my computer.