Re: iCloud Documents and Data that are hidden

2016-10-26 Thread Grant
Hey Tim, I don't think app containers are removed when you uninstall an app from your iDevices, because that would defeat the purpose of having data stored in iCloud. For example, if you uninstall BlindSquare and then reinstall it, or install it on another device, your settings (such as

Re: iCloud Documents and Data that are hidden

2016-10-26 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Usually, if you create the alias, then place it on the Desktop, you can then access the contents. Those containers are usually removed if you remove the app from your iDevices, but that's a "usually". Regarding deleting of those items, I suspect that you would both need root access and

Re: iCloud Documents and Data that are hidden

2016-10-25 Thread Grant
Hey Tim, Thanks so much for your reply! I’ve found that while I can create an alias to the !/Library/Mobile Documents folder and view the top level of directories in there, I can’t open any of those directories. I even tried creating aliases to those subdirectories without success. And I can’t

Re: iCloud Documents and Data that are hidden

2016-10-24 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I suspect that they're hidden so that we don't mess things up by accident. It is possible to see these files via the Terminal as well as creating an alias for the Mobile Documents folder on your Desktop. Be careful though when it comes to deleting as this is a shared space. That is,

iCloud Documents and Data that are hidden

2016-10-23 Thread Grant
Hi all, I’m wondering if anyone knows a way to see (and possibly delete) “hidden” iCloud data that doesn’t show up in the user interface. It would be great if one had the option of “starting over” so to speak. For example, I think iCloud stores containers for every app I’ve ever installed,