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Asked: 2026-06-01T13:28:51+00:00

I am looking for where I should save my app stuff, and after a

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I am looking for where I should save my app stuff, and after a quick search I found this:
Cocoa equivalent of .NET's Environment.SpecialFolder for saving preferences/settings?
and this:
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/FileSystemProgrammingGUide/AccessingFilesandDirectories/AccessingFilesandDirectories.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010672-CH3-SW3

Then I look at my Application Support Folder and noticed that almost every app uses the AppName and not the BundleID as apple suggests in its documentation.

I want to make sure I choose the right one, because I heard that some apps got rejected for writing in a ~/Library/Application Support/ subdirectory with different name than the app’s name.

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Which naming convention you think I should use?
Does it matter when they are reviewing apps? Both are OK?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Well, answering my own question, just to not leave as is…

    I just called NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains( NSApplicationSupportDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES ); to get the application support folder and appended the App name.
    I hardly believe something like that will be a reason for a rejection, as NSApplicationSupportDirectory appears to return te correct folder even when the app is sandboxed.

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