iOS 5.0.1 : How to verify that the folder is marked as "Do not back up" for iCloud?

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Devang picture Devang · Nov 14, 2011 · Viewed 12.3k times · Source

I want to set Do not back up to my folder which is in Document Directory.

I found code for "Do not back up" , but how do i verify that the folder is marked.

Answer

Aditya Rathnam picture Aditya Rathnam · Jun 30, 2012

For iOS 5.1, run the app in the simulator, and run the following command in the Terminal:

xattr {filename}

You should see the following if the item is correctly marked for exclusion:

com.apple.metadata:com_apple_backup_excludeItem

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