is there somewhere that will describe the folders like / root var etc

[aliensarecool]

just so i know what they do, where i'm saving/should save, etc



no idea about them, and don't wanna do anything till i know

 

[zvandiver]

just so i know what they do, where i'm saving/should save, etc



no idea about them, and don't wanna do anything till i know

iOS and OS X are based on the BSD operating system, a relative of Unix and Linux. Search for basic info on the file systems of Unix-based systems.
I would advise against adding or removing anything until you understand the file system.

 

[hackthatphone]

If you could tell us exactly what it is that you are trying to do we could better help you.

The best general advice I could offer would be: if you don't know what you are doing with the file system, then leave it alone! If you go screwing around with it you could be stuck having to restore your phone to recover. Otherwise, learn Unix.

 

[jjk454ss]

just so i know what they do, where i'm saving/should save, etc



no idea about them, and don't wanna do anything till i know

I've had this saved for a long time, not sure where I got it, but I just add to this if I need to remember where something goes:

Themes

file://localhost/var/stash/Themes.xxxxxx/

Documents (iFile-Download)

file://localhost/var/mobile/Documents/

Camera Roll

file://localhost/var/mobile/Media/DCIM/100APPLE/

Wallpaper (Stock Wallpaper Location)

file://localhost/var/stash/Wallpaper.xxxxxx/iPhone/

Applications (System/Utility/Cydia)

file://localhost/var/stash/Applications.xxxxxx/

Applications (iTunes)

file://localhost/var/mobile/Applications/

SBSetting Themes

file://localhost/var/mobile/Library/SBSettings/Themes/

Caches

file://localhost/var/mobile/Library/Caches/

Byta Font (Manual Installation of iphoneruler ported fonts/ported fonts)

file://localhost/var/mobile/Library/MyFonts/

Display Recorder (Recorded Files)

file://localhost/var/mobile/Library/Keyboard/DisplayRecorder/

YourTube 2 (Downloaded Videos Location)

file://localhost/var/mobile/Media/YourTube/

UISounds Stock

file://localhost/System/Library/Audio/UISounds/

Ringtones Stock

file://localhost/var/stash/Ringtones.xxxxxx/

Voice Recorder Stock (Recording Location)

file://localhost/var/mobile/Media/Recordings/

Bootlogo

file://localhost/Library/BootLogos/

Dreamboard

file://localhost/var/mobile/Library/DreamBoard/

PerpageHTML

file://localhost/var/mobile/Library/PerPageHTML/

SnowCover 4 Themes

file://localhost/Library/SC4Themes/

Colorkeyboard

file://localhost/var/mobile/Library/Keyboard/ColorKeyboard/

Wallpaper JPEGifier

file://localhost/var/mobile/Library/SpringBoard/Converted-[Lock|Home]Background.jpg

Zeppelin Logos

file://Library/Zeppelin/

 

[throAU]

just so i know what they do, where i'm saving/should save, etc



no idea about them, and don't wanna do anything till i know

they're legacy unix folders, you shouldn't be poking in there unless you know what you're doing.



/root is traditionally the home directory for root
/var is for "Variable" files like logs, temp files, mail spool file, etc
/usr is for "user" applications
/bin is for the very base core programs to get the machine to boot to the point where root can log in and fix stuff


I dont have my mac here so I forget what else OS X includes that is part of Unix, but thats generally the idea.


Often on a unix workstation/server you would split off /var onto a different drive/partition and mount /usr and /bin read-only for security purposes.

You'd also keep only /bin /boot /root and a couple of other folders on the boot drive to minimize its size and ensure that i can be scanned/fixed easily in case of a system crash.