iPhone (iOS): copying files from main bundle to documents folder error

Question

I am trying to copy some files across from my app bundle to the documents directory on first launch. I have the checks in place for first launch, but they\'re not included i

Answer 1

Your destination path must contain the name of item being copied, not just the documents folder. Try:

if([[NSFileManager defaultManager] copyItemAtPath:sourcePath 
          toPath:[documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Populator"]
          error:&error]){
...

Edit: Sorry misunderstood your question. Don't know if there's a better option then iterating through folder contents and copy each item separately. If you're targeting iOS4 you can use NSArray's -enumerateObjectsUsingBlock: function for that:

NSArray* resContents = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:copyItemAtPath:sourcePath error:NULL];
[resContents enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:^(id obj, NSUInteger idx, BOOL *stop)
    {
        NSError* error;
        if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] 
                  copyItemAtPath:[sourcePath stringByAppendingPathComponent:obj] 
                  toPath:[documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:obj]
                  error:&error])
            DLogFunction(@"%@", [error localizedDescription]);
    }];

P.S. If you can't use blocks you can use fast enumeration:

NSArray* resContents = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:copyItemAtPath:sourcePath error:NULL];

for (NSString* obj in resContents){
    NSError* error;
    if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] 
                 copyItemAtPath:[sourcePath stringByAppendingPathComponent:obj] 
                 toPath:[documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:obj]
                 error:&error])
            DLogFunction(@"%@", [error localizedDescription]);
    }

Answer 2

a note:
don't issue lengthy operation in didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: is a conceptual mistake. If this copy takes too much time, watchdog will kill you. launch it in a secondary thread or NSOperation... I personally use a timer proc.