Image not loading from file path in iOS

Question

I want to load the image from the saved file path of that image that is stored in my iPhone. I am getting the path but still it says file does not exist. This is my code : ``` NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0]; NSString *imagePath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@",self.imageName]]; BOOL fileExists=[[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:imagePath]; NSLog(@"%@",imagePath); UIImage *fetchImage = [UIImage imageWithContentsOfFile:imagePath]; ``` fileExists returns NO even when I get this path : /var/mobile/Applications/2ED5C185-8528-48D3-BE0B-28582DC3D294/Documents/IMG_0028.JPG

Accepted Answer

I ran into this problem as well. Hopefully this will save someone a headache down the road.

You can't rely on the Documents Directory to stay consistent from one build to the next. When you re-deploy the app this path could change:

```
/var/mobile/Applications/2ED5C185-8528-48D3-BE0B-28582DC3D294/Documents/
```

My problem was I was storing the Document Path in a JSON file and trying to retrieve it on subsequent builds. This piece changes on every build:

2ED5C185-8528-48D3-BE0B-28582DC3D294

Store only the filename with extension and pull the Document Path dynamically. Then you can proceed to prefix the path on the filename.

Image not loading from file path in iOS

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