Your iPhone is Lying to You About Files…
From LaurieWired.
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Gen Z doesn't Understand Filesystems. It's not their fault.
Apple's early abstraction of mobile data storage has caused...confusion to say the least.
But what does the *real* iOS filesystem look like? As a researcher myself; it's kind of insanely complicated.
Join me as I dive into the hidden structures, sandbox illusions, and...the numerous SQLite databases of this fascinating filesystem.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Gen Z doesn't Understand Filesystems
04:05 iOS's *real* Root structure
06:44 The Apple Wiki (deep iOS info)
09:05 Rooted iPad + Application Analysis
12:06 Two Hidden Illusions (SQLite?)
15:57 The (fake) Files App
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Check out my X account for cool Computer Science stuff!
https://x.com/lauriewired
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Links to my Apple/iOS research conference talks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JuSp_7Xf1o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWdKjVCZtTI
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My iOS Decompiler tool (Malimite):
https://github.com/LaurieWired/Malimite
Apple's early abstraction of mobile data storage has caused...confusion to say the least.
But what does the *real* iOS filesystem look like? As a researcher myself; it's kind of insanely complicated.
Join me as I dive into the hidden structures, sandbox illusions, and...the numerous SQLite databases of this fascinating filesystem.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Gen Z doesn't Understand Filesystems
04:05 iOS's *real* Root structure
06:44 The Apple Wiki (deep iOS info)
09:05 Rooted iPad + Application Analysis
12:06 Two Hidden Illusions (SQLite?)
15:57 The (fake) Files App
---
Check out my X account for cool Computer Science stuff!
https://x.com/lauriewired
---
Links to my Apple/iOS research conference talks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JuSp_7Xf1o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWdKjVCZtTI
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My iOS Decompiler tool (Malimite):
https://github.com/LaurieWired/Malimite
