You're thinking about iOS in the context of Android. The two are different, and take very different approaches to file management. Where Android lets apps talk freely, access the same file system, and so on, iOS sandboxes them. Say you have two Daisy players. You can't download one copy of a book and let both apps open it, each app needs its own copy of the book. There is no common file storage beyond the music/movie library, which is tightly controlled and encrypted.
Consequently, root privileges would do no good, since no app can go outside of its sandbox no matter what. Each app can manage its own files, but no apps can manage common files. If I need a way to sort random files into folders, I use Dropbox. It's accessible, free, and syncs over the internet so I can access that same folder structure online or on any other iOS, Android, OS X, or Windows device I happen to have. Aside from that, I give each app the file(s) that it makes sense to give that app, and keep masters on my computer in case I need to use the files for something else. Apple is pushing for a lack of folder structure, between iCloud syncing and its use of file tagsin the latest OS X release, so the lack of a user-accessible file system, aside from being a huge part of iOS' top-notch security, makes sense from the Apple perspective. On May 3, 2014, at 4:09 PM, Bill Dengler <codeofd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > On my Android devices, it is rather simple to download and save files to the > filesystem, create directories, etc. So, my question is this : > 1 - how do I download files locally in iOS? > 2 - how do I manipulate the filesystem? How do I create directories, move > files around, etc? In other words, what type of file manager/explorer > programs exist and how accessible are they with VO? > 3 - I know that when I jailbreak an iOS device, I am able to install an ssh > server and sftp files anywhere on the device as the root user. In Android, I > can elevate an application to root privileges. How does one do this in iOS, > and do I need to be jailbroken first? > > Thanks, > Bill > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
