Interface Builder could not open the document “.xib” because it does not exist

Question

I am localizing an app, following the steps listed here. I have successfully achieved that with around 45 .xib\'s, while just 4 of them gives me this error:

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Answer 1

I am having a problem using Xcode 5 that might be the same issue. ibtools is randomly working when generating or writing localized strings to/from xib files. I had to use sudo on some xib files to get it to work. Here's an example:

$ibtool --generate-strings-file en.lproj/MyVC.strings en.lproj/MyVC.xib




com.apple.ibtool.errors

    
        description
        Interface Builder could not open the document "MyVC.xib" because it does not exist.
    

Using sudo works although it complains about 'user domains will be volatile'

$sudo ibtool --generate-strings-file en.lproj/MyVC.strings en.lproj/MyVC.xib
2013-10-01 10:04:35.943 Interface Builder Cocoa Touch Tool[1717:303] CFPreferences: user       
home directory at file:///var/root/Library/Application%20Support/iPhone%20Simulator/User/ is unavailable. User domains will be volatile.
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