Yes, I meant that the doc for cacheDirectory implies, at least to me, that the 
previous entry (dataDirectorry) will not persist. I think your modification 
makes sense. Do you want to make a PR for the doc or should I?

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From: julio cesar sanchez <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 2:19 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: More questions on FileSystem directories

"If you read this immediately after reading the docs for
cordova.file.dataDirectory, you may think that files there do NOT
survive app restarts."


Which ones, the files from dataDirectory or the files from cacheDirectory?

If you mean dataDirectory, maybe the doc should be something like this:

cordova.file.dataDirectory - Persistent data directory where to put
app-specific data files. (iOS, Android)

cordova.file.cacheDirectory - Directory for cached data files or any
files that your app can re-create easily. The OS may delete these
files when the device runs low on storage, nevertheless, apps should
not rely on the OS to delete files in here. (iOS, Android)

It's a mix from the apple
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/Documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/FileSystemProgrammingGUide/AccessingFilesandDirectories/AccessingFilesandDirectories.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010672-CH3-SW11
and android doc
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html

2014-06-29 19:08 GMT+02:00 Ray Camden <[email protected]>:
> According to the docs, cordova.file.cacheDirectory is: "Cached files that 
> should survive app restarts. Apps should not rely on the OS to delete files 
> in here. "
>
> If you read this immediately after reading the docs for 
> cordova.file.dataDirectory, you may think that files there do NOT survive app 
> restarts.
>
> Can we flesh out this a bit more perhaps?

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