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Core Data slow to save
iOS 18.2, Swift, Xcode 16.2 I have a Core Data model with two entities - WarehouseArea (of which there is only one object) and StockReeipt (of which there are a couple of hundred thousand). Each StockReceipt must be linked to a WarehouseArea, and a WarehouseArea can be linked to zero, one or many StockReceipts. My problem is that when I create and add one more StockReceipt, the Core Data save takes over 3 seconds to complete. I don't understand why this is so slow. Saving the initial 200,000 StockReceipts only takes 5-6 seconds. When I enable SQL logging I can see that when the WarehouseArea attribute is being set on a StockReceipt, Core Data fetches all of the other StockReceipts (I don't know why) but that only takes 0.2 seconds and none of those StockReceipts are modified, so there shouldn't be any need to process them when saving the context. I have prepared a test project which can be found at https://github.com/DaleReilly/CoreDataSaveTester . Running the project will produce NSLog output showing the times before and after the slow save. Please help me understand what is going on in the background and tell me if there is any way I can speed this up?
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Jan ’25
CKSyncEngine save existing CKRecord
I have transitioned to CKSyncEngine for syncing data to iCloud, and it is working quite well. I have a question regarding best practices for modifying and saving a CKRecord which already exists in the private or shared database. In my current app, most CKRecords will never be modified after saving to the database, so I do not persist a received record locally after updating my local data model. In the rare event that the local data for that record is modified, I manually fetch the associated server record from the database, modify it, and then use CKSyncEngine to save the modified record. As an alternative method, I can create a new CKRecord locally with the corresponding recordID and the modified data, and then use CKSyncEngine to attempt to save that record to the database. Doing so generates an error in the delegate method handleSentRecordZoneChanges, where I receive the local record I tried to save back inevent.failedRecordSaves with a .serverRecordChanged error, along with the corresponding server CKRecord. I can then update that server record with the local data and re-save using CKSyncEngine. I have not yet seen any issues when doing it this way. The advantage of the latter method is that CKSyncEngine handles the entire database operation, eliminating the manual fetch step. My question is: is this an acceptable practice, or could this result in other unforeseen issues?
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Apr ’25
How to import large data from Server and save it to Swift Data
Here’s the situation: • You’re downloading a huge list of data from iCloud. • You’re saving it one by one (sequentially) into SwiftData. • You don’t want the SwiftUI view to refresh until all the data is imported. • After all the import is finished, SwiftUI should show the new data. The Problem If you insert into the same ModelContext that SwiftUI’s @Environment(.modelContext) is watching, each insert may cause SwiftUI to start reloading immediately. That will make the UI feel slow, and glitchy, because SwiftUI will keep trying to re-render while you’re still importing. How to achieve this in Swift Data ?
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Apr ’25
SwiftData ModelContext.insert crashes, why?
This simple test fails in my project. Similar code in my application also crashes. How do I debug the problem? What project settings are required. I have added SwiftData as a framework to test (and application) targets? Thanks, The problem is with: modelContext.insert(item) Thread 1: EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION (code=EXC_I386_INVOP, subcode=0x0) import XCTest import SwiftData @Model class FakeModel { var name: String init(name: String) { self.name = name } } @MainActor final class FakeModelTests: XCTestCase { var modelContext: ModelContext! override func setUp() { super.setUp() do { let container = try ModelContainer(for: FakeModel.self, configurations: ModelConfiguration(isStoredInMemoryOnly: true)) modelContext = container.mainContext } catch { XCTFail("Failed to create ModelContainer: \(error)") modelContext = nil } } func testSaveFetchDeleteFakeItem() { guard let modelContext = modelContext else { XCTFail("ModelContext must be initialized") return } let item = FakeModel(name: "Test") modelContext.insert(item) let fetchDescriptor = FetchDescriptor<FakeModel>() let items = try! modelContext.fetch(fetchDescriptor) XCTAssertEqual(items.count, 1) XCTAssertEqual(items.first?.name, "Test") modelContext.delete(item) let itemsAfterDelete = try! modelContext.fetch(fetchDescriptor) XCTAssertEqual(itemsAfterDelete.count, 0) } }
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Aug ’25
error: the replacement path doesn't exist <- how bad is this error, should i care - is it important?
I get this error, i have my own DIKit, and i want to use swiftdata for showing info from persisten model. It works all over the app, but i get this error with my .sheet. // JobCreationView.swift // Features // // Created by Jens Vik on 26/03/2025. // import SwiftUI import DesignKit import DIKit import PresentationKit import CoreKit import DomainKit import SwiftData public struct JobCreationView: View { @Binding var isPresented: Bool // Inject view model using DIKit's property wrapper @Injected((any JobCreationViewModelProtocol).self) private var viewModel // Form state @Injected(ModelContext.self) private var modelContext @State private var date = Date() @State private var isASAP = false @State private var price = "" @State private var jobType = "Fiks" @State private var description = "" // Available job types private let jobTypes = ["Fiks", "Fiksit"] @Query private var userContexts: [UserContextModel] public init(isPresented: Binding<Bool>) { self._isPresented = isPresented print("DEBUG: JobCreationView initialized") } public var body: some View { let city = userContexts.first?.city ?? "Loading..." NavigationView { Form { Section(header: Text("Location")) { Text(city) } Section(header: Text("Details")) { TextField("Price", text: $price) .keyboardType(.numberPad) Picker("Job Type", selection: $jobType) { ForEach(jobTypes, id: \.self) { type in Text(type).tag(type) } } .pickerStyle(SegmentedPickerStyle()) TextEditor(text: $description) .frame(minHeight: 100) .overlay( RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8) .stroke(Color.gray.opacity(0.2), lineWidth: 1) ) } } .navigationBarTitle("Create Job", displayMode: .inline) .navigationBarItems( leading: Button("Cancel") { isPresented = false }, trailing: Button("Post") { // Post functionality will be added later isPresented = false } .disabled( (!isASAP && date < Date()) || price.isEmpty || description.isEmpty) ) } } } How bad is this macro error? error: the replacement path doesn't exist: "/var/folders/dn/x3x4wwkd335_rl91by3tqx5w0000gn/T/swift-generated-sources/@_swiftmacro_10FeatureKit15JobCreationViewV12userContexts33_CDDE5BE156468A2E8CC9B6A7E34B1006LL5QueryfMa.swift" error: the replacement path doesn't exist: "/var/folders/dn/x3x4wwkd335_rl91by3tqx5w0000gn/T/swift-generated-sources/@_swiftmacro_10FeatureKit15JobCreationViewV12userContexts33_CDDE5BE156468A2E8CC9B6A7E34B1006LL5QueryfMa.swift" error: the replacement path doesn't exist: "/var/folders/dn/x3x4wwkd335_rl91by3tqx5w0000gn/T/swift-generated-sources/@_swiftmacro_10FeatureKit15JobCreationViewV12userContexts33_CDDE5BE156468A2E8CC9B6A7E34B1006LL5QueryfMa.swift" error: the replacement path doesn't exist: "/var/folders/dn/x3x4wwkd335_rl91by3tqx5w0000gn/T/swift-generated-sources/@_swiftmacro_10FeatureKit15JobCreationViewV12userContexts33_CDDE5BE156468A2E8CC9B6A7E34B1006LL5QueryfMa.swift" error: the replacement path doesn't exist: "/var/folders/dn/x3x4wwkd335_rl91by3tqx5w0000gn/T/swift-generated-sources/@_swiftmacro_10FeatureKit15JobCreationViewV12userContexts33_CDDE5BE156468A2E8CC9B6A7E34B1006LL5QueryfMa.swift"
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Apr ’25
CloudKit it writes to development container, not Production
I have an app that I signed and distribute between some internal testflight users. Potentially I want to invite some 'Public' beta testers which don't need to validate (_World have read rights in the public database) Question: Do I need to have a working public CloudKit , when users are invited through TestFlight, or are they going to test on the development container? I understand that when I invite beta-tester without authorization (external testers) they cannot access the developer container, so therefore I need to have the production CloudKit container up and running. I have tried to populate the public production container, but for whatever reason my upload app still goes to the development container. I have archived the app, and tried, but no luck. I let xcode manage my certificates/profiles. but what do I need to change to be able to use my upload file to upload the production container, instead of the development. I tried: init() { container = CKContainer(identifier: "iCloud.com.xxxx.xxxx") publicDB = container.publicCloudDatabase I got no error in the console, but data is always populated to the development database, instead the production. I tried to create a provisioning profile, but for some reason Xcode doesn't like it. Tried to create one a different provisioning profile manual through the developer portal, for the app. but xcode doesn't want to use that, and mentions that the requirement are already in place. What can I check/do to solve this.
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Aug ’25
Are data in an iCloud NSUbiquitousKeyValueStore directly available at app launch on another device?
Hello, I'm planning to had an onboarding to one of my apps. I am thinking about a way for a user to not see the onboarding again if he installs the app on another device. So for example, the user completes the onboarding on its iPhone, then downloads the app on its iPad and launch it, he doesn't see the onboarding a second time. I thought about using iCloud NSUbiquitousKeyValueStored to store the onboarding completion state. But I'm not sure when the data is synced to the other device logged into the same Apple account: Immediately even if the app is not installed on the other device (independent from the app, only iCloud thing)? At the same time as the app install on the other device? After the app is first launched on the other device? Of course synchronisation will depend on the Internet connection, speed, etc. so the app should handle the case where the data is not here but what would be the best case scenario? Thank you, Axel
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Aug ’25
macOS 15.5 (Sequoia) – iCloud Drive Hydration/Sync Failures on M4 MBP
I’m seeing persistent issues with iCloud Drive hydration and Finder sync on a new M4 MacBook Pro running Sequoia 15.5 (24F74). The same folders hydrate correctly on other Macs (Intel and M1), but not on the M4. ✅ Tried: – killall bird – Safe Mode boot – Toggling iCloud Drive and System Settings > Apple ID – Isolating network, user profile, and running First Aid 🔍 Findings: – EtreCheck report shows consistent high CPU usage from bird with no resolution. – Console logs suggest bird is waiting on local metadata index. – No VPNs installed. No third-party sync tools active. I’ve sanitized and attached the EtreCheck report as text for reference (or can paste if needed). ❓ Questions: 1. Is this a known issue on M4 systems or Sequoia 15.5? 2. Could file system ownership have been impacted by command-line tools? 3. Is there a safe method to reset bird metadata or iCloud sync state locally? Any guidance from Apple or other developers would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Jun ’25
QuotaExceeded error for RecordDelete operation
In the CloudKit logs I see logs that suggest users getting QUOTA_EXCEEDED error for RecordDelete operations. { "time":"21/07/2025, 7:57:46 UTC" "database":"PRIVATE" "zone":"***" "userId":"***" "operationId":"***" "operationGroupName":"2.3.3(185)" "operationType":"RecordDelete" "platform":"iPhone" "clientOS":"iOS;18.5" "overallStatus":"USER_ERROR" "error":"QUOTA_EXCEEDED" "requestId":"***" "executionTimeMs":"177" "interfaceType":"NATIVE" "recordInsertBytes":54352 "recordInsertCount":40 "returnedRecordTypes":"_pcs_data" } I'm confused as to what this means? Why would a RecordDelete operation have recordInsertBytes? I'd expect a RecordDelete operation to never fail on quotaExceeded and how would I handle that in the app?
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Jul ’25
Change to SwiftData ModelContainer causing crashes
I have some models in my app: [SDPlanBrief.self, SDAirport.self, SDChart.self, SDIndividualRunwayAirport.self, SDLocationBrief.self] SDLocationBrief has a @Relationship with SDChart When I went live with my app I didn't have a versioned schema, but quickly had to change that as I needed to add items to my SDPlanBrief Model. The first versioned schema I made included only the model that I had made a change to. static var models: [any PersistentModel.Type] { [SDPlanBrief.self] } I had made zero changes to my model container and the whole time, and it was working fine. The migration worked well and this is what I was using: .modelContainer(for: [SDAirport.self, SDIndividualRunwayAirport.self, SDLocationBrief.self, SDChart.self, SDPlanBrief.self]) I then saw that to do this all properly, I should actually include ALL of my @Models in the versioned schema: enum AllSwiftDataSchemaV3: VersionedSchema { static var models: [any PersistentModel.Type] { [SDPlanBrief.self, SDAirport.self, SDChart.self, SDIndividualRunwayAirport.self, SDLocationBrief.self] } static var versionIdentifier: Schema.Version = .init(2, 0, 0) } extension AllSwiftDataSchemaV3 { @Model class SDPlanBrief { var destination: String etc... init(destination: String, etc...) { self.destination = destination etc... } } @Model class SDAirport { var catABMinima: String etc... init(catABMinima: String etc...) { self.catABMinima = catABMinima etc... } } @Model class SDChart: Identifiable { var key: String etc... var brief: SDLocationBrief? // @Relationship with SDChart init(key: String etc...) { self.key = key etc... } } @Model class SDIndividualRunwayAirport { var icaoCode: String etc... init(icaoCode: String etc...) { self.icaoCode = icaoCode etc... } } @Model class SDLocationBrief: Identifiable { var briefString: String etc... @Relationship(deleteRule: .cascade, inverse: \SDChart.brief) var chartsArray = [SDChart]() init( briefString: String, etc... chartsArray: [SDChart] = [] ) { self.briefString = briefString etc... self.chartsArray = chartsArray } } } This is ALL my models in here btw. I saw also that modelContainer needed updating to work better for versioned schemas. I changed my modelContainer to look like this: actor ModelContainerActor { @MainActor static func container() -> ModelContainer { let schema = Schema( versionedSchema: AllSwiftDataSchemaV3.self ) let configuration = ModelConfiguration() let container = try! ModelContainer( for: schema, migrationPlan: PlanBriefMigrationPlan.self, configurations: configuration ) return container } } and I am passing in like so: .modelContainer(ModelContainerActor.container()) Each time I run the app now, I suddenly get this message a few times in a row: CoreData: error: Attempting to retrieve an NSManagedObjectModel version checksum while the model is still editable. This may result in an unstable verison checksum. Add model to NSPersistentStoreCoordinator and try again. I typealias all of these models too for the most recent V3 version eg: typealias SDPlanBrief = AllSwiftDataSchemaV3.SDPlanBrief Can someone see if I am doing something wrong here? It seems my TestFlight users are experiencing a crash every now and then when certain views load (I assume when accessing @Query objects). Seems its more so when a view loads quickly, like when removing a subscription view where the data may not have had time to load??? Can someone please have a look and help me out.
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Jul ’25
CKShare in iOS 26
I have an app that uses CKShare to allow users to share CloudKit data with other users. With the first build of the iOS 26, I'm seeing a few issues: I'm not able to add myself as a participant anymore when I have the link to a document. Some participants names no longer show up in the app. Looking at the release notes for iOS & iPadOS 26 Beta, there is a CloudKit section with two bullets: CloudKit sharing URLs do not launch third-party apps. (151778655) The request access APIs, such as CKShareRequestAccessOperation, are available in the SDK but are currently nonfunctional. (151878020) It sounds like the first issue is addressed by the first bullet, although the error message makes me wonder if I need to make changes to my iCloud account permissions or something in order to open it. It works fine in iOS 18.5. This is the error I get when I try to open a link to a shared document (I blocked out my email address, which is what was in quotes): As far as the second issue, I am really confused about what is going on. Some names still show up, while others do not. I can't find a pattern, and the missing users are not on the iOS 26 beta. The release notes mention CKShareRequestAccessOperation being nonfunctional, which is new in the beta and has some minor documentation, but I can't find information about how it's supposed to be used yet. In previous years there have been WWDC sessions about what's new in CloudKit, but I haven't found anything that talks about these changes to document sharing. Is there a guide or session somewhere that I'm missing? Does anyone know what's going on with these changes to CloudKit?
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Aug ’25
Debugging help
No matter what I do, I keep getting the error Thread 1: EXC_BREAKPOINT (code=1, subcode=0x2648fc364) for the line: transactions = try modelContext.fetch(descriptor) in the code below. My app opens, but freezes on the home page and I can't click anything. I am not sure how to fix initialization issues. I am creating a financial assistant app that connects plaid and opoenai api. var descriptor = FetchDescriptor&lt;ExpenseTransaction&gt;() descriptor.sortBy = [SortDescriptor(\.date, order: .reverse)] descriptor.fetchLimit = 200 transactions = try modelContext.fetch(descriptor) print("Successfully loaded \(transactions.count) transactions") } catch { print("Error in loadLocalTransactions: \(error)") transactions = [] } }
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Apr ’25
Log Into Apple Account
When a user first downloads my application they are prompted to sign into their apple account via a pop up. I have not had this pop up previously, I believe the change occurred after iOS18. I have functions that do a few things: Retrieves userRecordID Retrieves a userprofile(via userrecordid) from cloudkit.
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Mar ’25
@ModelActor with default actor isolation = MainActor
If I set my build settings "default actor isolation" to MainActor, how do my @ModelActor actors and model classes need to look like ? For now, I am creating instances of my @ModelActor actors and passing my modelContext container and processing all data there. Everything stays in this context. No models are transferred back to MainActor. Now, after changing my project settings, I am getting a huge amount of warnings. Do I need to set all my model classes to non-isolated and the @ModelActor actor as well? Is there any new sample code to cover this topic ... did not find anything for now. Thanks in advance, Marc
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Jun ’25
CoreData/CloudKit 0xdead10cc
I’m getting a 0xdead10cc crash in a basic CoreData/CloudKit application. I only have one CoreData save call and its made when the app is in the foreground and it's minor so I don't think its being caused by that. My best guess is that it's related to background syncing of CloudKit. Does anyone know how to fix it? I've been advised that adding the following code around any saves will fix it, but it seems weird that this is the solution. I would expect the inner CoreData/CloudKit engine to handle this. ProcessInfo().performActivity(reason: "Persisting to context") { // Save to context here } Here is the crashing thread Thread 7: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001edc086f4 guarded_pwrite_np + 8 (:-1) 1 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001ca71b6e4 seekAndWrite + 456 (sqlite3.c:44287) 2 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001ca6d5df4 unixWrite + 180 (sqlite3.c:44365) 3 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001ca723b90 pagerWalFrames + 872 (sqlite3.c:67093) 4 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001ca6d5b14 sqlite3PagerCommitPhaseOne + 316 (sqlite3.c:70409) 5 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001ca6c6494 sqlite3BtreeCommitPhaseOne + 172 (sqlite3.c:81106) 6 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001ca6c605c vdbeCommit + 1136 (sqlite3.c:94124) 7 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001ca69f778 sqlite3VdbeHalt + 1340 (sqlite3.c:94534) 8 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001ca6c0618 sqlite3VdbeExec + 42648 (sqlite3.c:103922) 9 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00000001ca6b56c0 sqlite3_step + 960 (sqlite3.c:97886) 10 CoreData 0x00000001a459ab38 _execute + 128 (NSSQLiteConnection.m:4614) 11 CoreData 0x00000001a45fe004 -[NSSQLiteConnection commitTransaction] + 728 (NSSQLiteConnection.m:3278) 12 CoreData 0x00000001a469888c _executeGenerateObjectIDRequest + 388 (NSSQLCore_Functions.m:6021) 13 CoreData 0x00000001a46986a4 -[NSSQLGenerateObjectIDRequestContext executeRequestCore:] + 28 (NSSQLObjectIDRequestContext.m:42) 14 CoreData 0x00000001a45fb380 -[NSSQLStoreRequestContext executeRequestUsingConnection:] + 240 (NSSQLStoreRequestContext.m:183) 15 CoreData 0x00000001a45fb0a8 __52-[NSSQLDefaultConnectionManager handleStoreRequest:]_block_invoke + 60 (NSSQLConnectionManager.m:307) 16 CoreData 0x00000001a45fafe0 __37-[NSSQLiteConnection performAndWait:]_block_invoke + 48 (NSSQLiteConnection.m:755) 17 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a4357fa8 _dispatch_client_callout + 20 (object.m:576) 18 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a43677fc _dispatch_lane_barrier_sync_invoke_and_complete + 56 (queue.c:1104) 19 CoreData 0x00000001a45b5ba4 -[NSSQLiteConnection performAndWait:] + 176 (NSSQLiteConnection.m:752) 20 CoreData 0x00000001a45b5a68 -[NSSQLDefaultConnectionManager handleStoreRequest:] + 248 (NSSQLConnectionManager.m:302) 21 CoreData 0x00000001a45b5938 -[NSSQLCoreDispatchManager routeStoreRequest:] + 228 (NSSQLCoreDispatchManager.m:60) 22 CoreData 0x00000001a45b573c -[NSSQLCore dispatchRequest:withRetries:] + 172 (NSSQLCore.m:4044) 23 CoreData 0x00000001a46737b4 -[NSSQLCore _obtainPermanentIDsForObjects:withNotification:error:] + 1324 (NSSQLCore.m:2830) 24 CoreData 0x00000001a460ba98 -[NSSQLCore _prepareForExecuteRequest:withContext:error:] + 272 (NSSQLCore.m:2946) 25 CoreData 0x00000001a460a0f8 __65-[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator executeRequest:withContext:error:]_block_invoke.547 + 8988 (NSPersistentStoreCoordinator.m:2995) 26 CoreData 0x00000001a45d6660 -[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator _routeHeavyweightBlock:] + 264 (NSPersistentStoreCoordinator.m:668) 27 CoreData 0x00000001a45ded28 -[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator executeRequest:withContext:error:] + 1200 (NSPersistentStoreCoordinator.m:2810) 28 CoreData 0x00000001a4655988 -[NSManagedObjectContext save:] + 984 (NSManagedObjectContext.m:1593) 29 CoreData 0x00000001a46f47dc __52+[NSCKEvent beginEventForRequest:withMonitor:error:]_block_invoke_2 + 352 (NSCKEvent.m:76) 30 CoreData 0x00000001a45c28f0 developerSubmittedBlockToNSManagedObjectContextPerform + 476 (NSManagedObjectContext.m:3984) 31 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a4357fa8 _dispatch_client_callout + 20 (object.m:576) 32 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a43677fc _dispatch_lane_barrier_sync_invoke_and_complete + 56 (queue.c:1104) 33 CoreData 0x00000001a4615c34 -[NSManagedObjectContext performBlockAndWait:] + 308 (NSManagedObjectContext.m:4108) 34 CoreData 0x00000001a46f45ac __52+[NSCKEvent beginEventForRequest:withMonitor:error:]_block_invoke + 192 (NSCKEvent.m:66) 35 CoreData 0x00000001a4825e68 -[PFCloudKitStoreMonitor performBlock:] + 92 (PFCloudKitStoreMonitor.m:148) 36 CoreData 0x00000001a46f4394 +[NSCKEvent beginEventForRequest:withMonitor:error:] + 256 (NSCKEvent.m:61) 37 CoreData 0x00000001a47cc6ec __57-[NSCloudKitMirroringDelegate _performExportWithRequest:]_block_invoke + 260 (NSCloudKitMirroringDelegate.m:1433) 38 CoreData 0x00000001a47c9970 __92-[NSCloudKitMirroringDelegate _openTransactionWithLabel:assertionLabel:andExecuteWorkBlock:]_block_invoke + 72 (NSCloudKitMirroringDelegate.m:957) 39 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a4356248 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 32 (init.c:1549) 40 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a4357fa8 _dispatch_client_callout + 20 (object.m:576) 41 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a435f5cc _dispatch_lane_serial_drain + 768 (queue.c:3934) 42 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a4360158 _dispatch_lane_invoke + 432 (queue.c:4025) 43 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a436b38c _dispatch_root_queue_drain_deferred_wlh + 288 (queue.c:7193) 44 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001a436abd8 _dispatch_workloop_worker_thread + 540 (queue.c:6787) 45 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x0000000227213680 _pthread_wqthread + 288 (pthread.c:2696) 46 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x0000000227211474 start_wqthread + 8 (:-1)
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Jan ’25
What xattrs does iCloud maintain?
As of 2025-05-03, when a macOS user enables iCloud Drive synchronization for Desktop &amp; Documents in US region, does iCloud filter xattrs upon upload or later when downloading back to another macOS host? Or is it the case that iCloud has no filtering of third-party xattrs? Where can I find the technical document outlining exactly what iCloud does with xattrs set on macOS host files and folders synchronized with iCloud Drive?
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May ’25
SwiftData + CKSyncEngine
Hi, I'm building a habit tracking app for iOS and macOS. I want to use up to date technologies, so I'm using SwiftUI and SwiftData. I want to store user data locally on device and also sync data between device and iCloud server so that the user could use the app conveniently on multiple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac). I already tried SwiftData + NSPersistentCloudKitContainer, but I need to control when to sync data, which I can't control with NSPersistentCloudKitContainer. For example, I want to upload data to server right after data is saved locally and download data from server on every app open, on pull-to-refresh etc. I also need to monitor sync progress, so I can update the UI and run code based on the progress. For example, when downloading data from server to device is in progress, show "Loading..." UI, and when downloading finishes, I want to run some app business logic code and update UI. So I'm considering switching from NSPersistentCloudKitContainer to CKSyncEngine, because it seems that with CKSyncEngine I can control when to upload and download data and also monitor the progress. My database schema (image below) has relationships - "1 to many" and "many to many" - so it's convenient to use SwiftData (and underlying CoreData). Development environment: Xcode 16.1, macOS 15.1.1 Run-time configuration: iOS 18.1.1, macOS 15.1.1 My questions: 1-Is it possible to use SwiftData for local data storage and CKSyncEngine to sync this local data storage with iCloud? 2-If yes, is there any example code to implement this? I've been studying the "CloudKit Samples: CKSyncEngine" demo app (https://github.com/apple/sample-cloudkit-sync-engine), but it uses a very primitive approach to local data storage by saving data to a JSON file on disk. It would be very helpful to have the same demo app with SwiftData implementation! 3-Also, to make sure I don't run into problems later - is it okay to fire data upload (sendChanges) and download (fetchChanges) manually with CKSyncEngine and do it often? Are there any limits how often these functions can be called to not get "blocked" by the server? 4-If it's not possible to use SwiftData for local data storage and CKSyncEngine to sync this local data storage with iCloud, then what to use for local storage instead of SwiftData to sync it with iCloud using CKSyncEngine? Maybe use SwiftData with the new DataStore protocol instead of the underlying CoreData? All information highly appreciated! Thanks, Martin
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1.4k
Dec ’24
Widget error upon restore iPhone: The file "Name.sqlite" couldn't be opened
I have an app that uses NSPersistentCloudKitContainer stored in a shared location via App Groups so my widget can fetch data to display. It works. But if you reset your iPhone and restore it from a backup, an error occurs: The file "Name.sqlite" couldn't be opened. I suspect this happens because the widget is created before the app's data is restored. Restarting the iPhone is the only way to fix it though, opening the app and reloading timelines does not. Anything I can do to fix that to not require turning it off and on again?
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Jul ’25