iOS App 升级时文件的保留状况

有这样一个问题，用户用iOS设备下载了大量的数据，保存在设备本地，若是用户升级了应用自己，这些文件是否仍然存在。

找了一些官方解释和Stackflow上的说明

Where You Should Put Your App’s Files

To prevent the syncing and backup processes on iOS devices from taking a long time, be selective about where you place files inside your app’s home directory. Apps that store large files can slow down the process of backing up to iTunes or iCloud. These apps can also consume a large amount of a user's available storage, which may encourage the user to delete the app or disable backup of that app's data to iCloud. With this in mind, you should store app data according to the following guidelines:

• Put user data in the <Application_Home>/Documents/. User data is any data that cannot be recreated by your app, such as user documents and other user-generated content.

• Handle support files—files your application downloads or generates and can recreate as needed—in one of two ways:

  • In iOS 5.0 and earlier, put support files in the <Application_Home>/Library/Caches directory to prevent them from being backed up

  • In iOS 5.0.1 and later, put support files in the <Application_Home>/Library/Application Support directory and apply thecom.apple.MobileBackup extended attribute to them. This attribute prevents the files from being backed up to iTunes or iCloud. If you have a large number of support files, you may store them in a custom subdirectory and apply the extended attribute to just the directory.

• Put data cache files in the <Application_Home>/Library/Caches directory. Examples of files you should put in this directory include (but are not limited to) database cache files and downloadable content, such as that used by magazine, newspaper, and map apps. Your app should be able to gracefully handle situations where cached data is deleted by the system to free up disk space.

• Put temporary data in the <Application_Home>/tmp directory. Temporary data comprises any data that you do not need to persist for an extended period of time. Remember to delete those files when you are done with them so that they do not continue to consume space on the user’s device.

也就是说，通常从网上下载的那些内容，包括杂志、报纸、视频什么的，都要放在 <Application_Home> /Library/Caches  目录下面

<Application_Home>/Library/

This directory is the top-level directory for files that are not user data files. You typically put files in one of several standard subdirectories but you can also create custom subdirectories for files you want backed up but not exposed to the user. You should not use this directory for user data files. The contents of this directory (with the exception of the Caches subdirectory) are backed up by iTunes. For additional information about the Library directory, see “The Library Directory Stores App-Specific Files.”

Library目录下面的内容，也会被被iTunes备份，可是Caches目录除外，也就是说这些网络下载内容文件放在这里是不会被备份的，

Caches

Use this directory to write any app-specific support files that your app can re-create easily. Your app is generally responsible for managing the contents of this directory and for adding and deleting files as needed. In iOS 2.2 and later, the contents of this directory are not backed up by iTunes. In addition, iTunes removes files in this directory during a full restoration of the device. On iOS 5.0 and later, the system may delete the Caches directory on rare occasions when the system is very low on disk space. This will never occur while an app is running. However, you should be aware that iTunes restore is not necessarily the only condition under which the Caches directory can be erased.

上面写的的比较清楚，Library/Caches目录下，通常状况下是不会被删除的，我理解，也包括stackoverflow网友的证实，应用升级的时候也不会被删除，实际上，应用升级的具体系统操做是这样的：

Files Saved During Application Updates When a user downloads an application update, iTunes installs the update in a new application directory. It then moves the user’s data files from the old installation over to the new application directory before deleting the old installation. Files in the following directories are guaranteed to be preserved during the update process:

• Application_Home/Documents
• Application_Home/Library

Although files in other user directories may also be moved over, you should not rely on them being present after an update.

系统先新建一个应用目录，而后安装一个新版本应用，而后再把旧版本的应用数据拷贝过来，而后再删除旧版本的应用安装目录。

最后注意一下，Library/Caches目录下的数据虽然在通常状况下不会被删除，可是在系统恢复和其余一些罕见的状况下（好比很是底的磁盘空间条件下有可能）会被清除，因此你的程序每次都要检查一些，这些文件都还在不在了，不在的话只能从新下了。

Application_Home/Library/Caches Use this directory to write any application-specific support files that you want to persist between launches of the application or during application updates. Your application is generally responsible for adding and removing these files. It should also be able to re-create these files as needed because iTunes removes them during a full restoration of the device. In iOS 2.2 and later, the contents of this directory are not backed up by iTunes.

参考链接：http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7155964/will-application-home-library-caches-be-clear-on-app-update/7277797#7277797

File System Programming Guide

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/FileSystemProgrammingGuide/FileSystemOverview/FileSystemOverview.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010672-CH2-SW1