Just make sure you are using the most current version of iExplorer 4.1.Īpple has been slowly locking down the app folders since iOS 6 when they made the app bundle or. All other sections of iExplorer should be fully accessible for all iPhones, iPads, and iPods no matter which version of iOS. iExplorer is still fully compatible with iOS 8.3-11, and it's only the Apps section that's different. Since this is a change on Apple's end with how iOS works and how the file system can be accessed, all other iDevice transfer utilities have the same limited access to the Apps folder in iOS 8.3-11, and any devices running iOS 8.2 and earlier are obviously not affected by it. The files in those apps installed specially outside the App Store can still be fully accessed in the Apps section of iExplorer in iOS 8.3-11. The only apps that aren't affected by this in iOS 8.3-11 are ones installed via an Enterprise app certificate, TestFlight, or Xcode on a Mac. It's extremely easy for them to enable it.
Only the developer of an iOS app can enable iTunes File Sharing, so we encourage all of you to contact the developer of any iOS apps that you want to be able to access in iExplorer's Apps section and ask them to release an update to enable file sharing. You won't be able to access the Library or Tmp folder like you used to be able to do prior to iOS 8.3. Then for the Apps section, when you select the main app folder for an app with iTunes File Sharing enabled in iOS 8.3 or later, it will load the contents of the Documents subfolder of the app. S imply drag/drop any files to your computer or right-click and choose Export to folder.Double-click on the folder to open it, and y ou'll see the Documents and Library folders inside most app folders which contain all of your personal app files (i.e.F ind the app folder in the list which will be named after its bundle ID in a reverse domain format ().Click on the Backup Explorer section within the backup (just one below the main Backup header).Click on the Backup section in the left panel for the connected iPhone or iPad or any local iTunes backup in the Browse iTunes Backups section.
Here's how to access the files in the Backups section instead: By default, the Apps section will hide those inaccessible app folders since they can't be accessed directly anyway in iOS 8.3-11, so you'll see a much shorter list than the total number of apps that are actually on your iPhone or iPad. The good news is that you can still access most app files in iExplorer and transfer them to your computer in the Backup Explorer section (within the Backup section), and for the Apps section in iExplorer, you'll now see a toggle button to "Show All Apps" which will either hide or show those apps that do not have iTunes File Sharing enabled. Beginning with iOS 8.3, Apple blocked access to the Apps directory for any apps from the iOS App Store that don't have iTunes File Sharing enabled (which is a setting determined and set by the developer of every iOS app).