Important Locations on Jailbroken iOS

This is a short reference note for a few useful filesystem locations on a jailbroken iOS system.

C/C++ Runtime

• C runtime:
  • /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
• C++ standard library:
  • /usr/lib/libc++.1.dylib
• C++ ABI library:
  • /usr/lib/libc++abi.dylib

C/C++ SDK

A test C compile showed the driver linking with:

• -syslibroot /var/jb/usr/share/SDKs/iPhoneOS.sdk
• -lSystem

Photo Storage

• Image and video files: /var/mobile/Media/DCIM
• Photos library database and metadata: /var/mobile/Media/PhotoData
• Main Photos database: /var/mobile/Media/PhotoData/Photos.sqlite