How to find the sqlite file from iOS simulator when developing an Expo app

Find simulator devices and their IDs

xcrun simctl list devices

simulator device list

Copy the ID and go to the device

cd ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/[DEVICE_ID]

Find your db file

# if you know the name of your database file
find . -name "DB_NAME.db" -type f

# find all database files on your device
find . -name "*.db" -type f
# OR
find . -name "*.sqlite" -type f

Copy the path to the folder that holds your file

cd data/Containers/Data/Application/955C7D59-F73C-440E-95FC-1C80A63F031F/Documents/ExponentExperienceData/@anonymous/chia-27ac927c-7874-4f72-a694-b9ebba8ed674/SQLite

ls

Updated Aug 6, 2024