It’s like this: Core Data on its own, is completely local and does not automatically work with any of Apple’s cloud services. Core Data with iCloud enabled turns on syncing via iCloud. Any changes you save in Core Data are propagated to the cloud, and any changes made in the cloud are automatically downloaded. The … Read more
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
I just re-read the docs and it appears that my general approach is wrong. I should first create the file in the sandbox and then move it to the cloud. In other words, Apple seems to suggest that I should have three versions of the same file at all times: one in the directory of … Read more