I'm running into an undocumented error coming back from CloudKit operations.
Specifically, I'm attempting to save new records via CKModifyRecordsOperation. I'm receiving this error for each of the records in the perRecordSaveBlock callback:
<CKError 0x3018ac3c0: "Internal Error" (1/3001); "MMCSEngineCreate failed">
Is anyone else facing this error? It has been happening for several days and I'm finally getting around to reproduction with the Console app and logs. I have 16 records on my device locally that each one gets this error back.
FB16547732 - CloudKit: CKModifyRecordsOperation saving new records results in Error <CKError 0x3018ac1e0: "Internal Error" (1/3001); "MMCSEngineCreate failed">
iCloud & Data
RSS for tagLearn how to integrate your app with iCloud and data frameworks for effective data storage
Selecting any option will automatically load the page
Post
Replies
Boosts
Views
Activity
Does the CloudKit participant limit of 100 include the owner?
As of 2025-05-03, when a macOS user enables iCloud Drive synchronization for Desktop & Documents in US region, does iCloud filter xattrs upon upload or later when downloading back to another macOS host? Or is it the case that iCloud has no filtering of third-party xattrs? Where can I find the technical document outlining exactly what iCloud does with xattrs set on macOS host files and folders synchronized with iCloud Drive?
DESCRIPTION
I have an App use iCloud to save data.
The App had a CoreData ManagedObject 'Product', 'Product' Object had an attribute name 'count' and it is a Double Type.
I need to synchronises 'count' property across multiple devices.
for example:
I have a devices A、B.
A device set 'Product.count' = 100.
B device set 'Product.count' = 50.
I hope the 'Product.count' == 150 that results.
how to synchronises the 'Product.count' == 150 for multiple devices.
If I have more devices in future, How to get the latest 'Product.count' that it is correct result.
I am an individual developer, and I want to create a demo. Do I need to develop an app for both iOS and Android to accomplish this?
Has Apple provided a simple demo or not?
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
Swift recently added support for Int128. However, they do need NOT seem to be supported in SwiftData. Now totally possible I'm doing something wrong too.
I have the project set to macOS 15 to use a UInt128 in @Model class as attribute. I tried using a clean Xcode project with Swift Data choosen in the macOS app wizard.
Everything compiles, but it fails at runtime in both my app and "Xcode default" SwiftData:
SwiftData/SchemaProperty.swift:380: Fatal error: Unexpected property within Persisted Struct/Enum: Builtin.Int128
with the only modification to from stock is:
@Model
final class Item {
var timestamp: Date
var ipv6: UInt128
init(timestamp: Date) {
self.timestamp = timestamp
self.ipv6 = 0
}
}
I have tried both Int128 and UInt128. Both fails exactly the same. In fact, so exactly, when using UInt128 it still show a "Int128" in error message, despite class member being UInt128 .
My underlying need is to store an IPv6 addresses with an app, so the newer UInt128 would work to persist it. Since Network Framework IPv6Address is also not compatible, it seems, with SwiftData. So not a lot of good options, other an a String. But for an IPv6 address that suffers from that same address can take a few String forms (i.e. "0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000" =="0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0" == "::") which is more annoying than having a few expand Int128 as String separator ":".
Ideas welcomed. But potentially a bug in SwiftData since Int128 is both a Builtin and conforms to Codable, so from my reading it should work.
I have the following lines of code to access data through CoreData.
import Foundation
import CoreData
import CloudKit
class CoreDataManager {
static let instance = CoreDataManager()
let container: NSPersistentCloudKitContainer
let context: NSManagedObjectContext
init() {
container = NSPersistentCloudKitContainer(name: "ABC")
container.loadPersistentStores(completionHandler: { (storeDescription, error) in
if let error = error as NSError? {
print(error.userInfo)
}
})
context = container.viewContext
context.automaticallyMergesChangesFromParent = true
context.mergePolicy = NSMergePolicy(merge: .mergeByPropertyObjectTrumpMergePolicyType)
}
func save() {
do {
try container.viewContext.save()
print("Saved successfully")
} catch {
print("Error in saving data: \(error.localizedDescription)")
}
}
}
I have confirmed that I can share data between iPhone and iPad. Now, I need to use AppGroup as well. I have changed my code as follows.
import Foundation
import CoreData
import CloudKit
class CoreDataManager {
static let shared = CoreDataManager()
let container: NSPersistentContainer
let context: NSManagedObjectContext
init() {
container = NSPersistentCloudKitContainer(name: "ABC")
container.persistentStoreDescriptions = [NSPersistentStoreDescription(url: FileManager.default.containerURL(forSecurityApplicationGroupIdentifier: "some group name")!.appendingPathComponent("CoreDataMama.sqlite"))]
container.loadPersistentStores(completionHandler: { (description, error) in
if let error = error as NSError? {
print("Unresolved error \(error), \(error.userInfo)")
}
})
context = container.viewContext
context.automaticallyMergesChangesFromParent = true
context.mergePolicy = NSMergePolicy(merge: .mergeByPropertyObjectTrumpMergePolicyType)
}
func save() {
do {
try container.viewContext.save()
print("Saved successfully")
} catch {
print("Error in saving data: \(error.localizedDescription)")
}
}
}
Other files being unaltered, my sample apps aren't sharing data. What am I doing wrong? Just FYI, I'm using actual devices. Thank you for your reading this topic.
Updated the phone to iOS 26.1 and now the app is not working anymore, even previously approved version published on App Store which works perfectly on iOS 26.0.1, and iOS 18+.
I deleted the app from the phone and installed fresh from App Store, still the same.
Logic is that on start app copies previously prepared SwiftData store file (using the same models) from app bundle to Documents directory and uses it.
Currently app just hungs with loader spinner spinning as it can t connect to the store.
Getting this error in console when running from Xcode on real device with iOS 26.1 installed:
CoreData: error:
CoreData: error: Store failed to load. <NSPersistentStoreDescription: 0x10c599e90> (type: SQLite, url: file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/DA32188D-8887-48F7-B828-1F676C8FBEF8/Documents/default.store)
with error = Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=134140
"Persistent store migration failed, missing mapping model."
UserInfo={sourceModel=(<NSManagedObjectModel: 0x10c503ac0>) isEditable 0,
entities { /// there goes some long models description
addPersistentStoreWithType:configuration:URL:options:error: returned error NSCocoaErrorDomain (134140)
Any help or workaround will be greatly appreciated.
public static func fetch(in context: NSManagedObjectContext, configurationBlock: (NSFetchRequest) -&gt; () = { _ in }) -&gt; [Self] {
let request = NSFetchRequest(entityName: Self.entityName)
configurationBlock(request)
return try! context.fetch(request)
}
context.fetch(request), 'fetch' function has error. Thread 24: EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION (code=EXC_I386_INVOP, subcode=0x0)
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
Tags:
Xcode Sanitizers and Runtime Issues
Core Data
Hi,
I am implementing a premium feature in my app where CloudKit syncing is available only for "Pro" users.
The Workflow:
Free Users: I initialize the ModelContainer with cloudKitDatabase: .none so their data stays local.
Pro Upgrade: When a user purchases a subscription, I restart the container with cloudKitDatabase: .automatic to enable syncing.
The Problem:
If a user starts as "Free" (creates local data) and later upgrades to "Pro", the app crashes immediately upon launch with the following error:
Fatal error: Failed to create ModelContainer: SwiftDataError(_error: SwiftData.SwiftDataError._Error.loadIssueModelContainer, _explanation: nil)
It seems that SwiftData fails to load the existing data once the configuration changes to expect a CloudKit-backed store.
My Question:
Is there a supported way to "toggle" CloudKit on for an existing local dataset without causing this crash? I want the user's existing local data to start syncing once they pay, but currently, it just crashes.
My code:
import Foundation
import SwiftData
public enum DataModelEnum: String {
case task, calendar
public static let container: ModelContainer = {
let isSyncEnabled = UserDefaults.isProUser
let config = ModelConfiguration(
groupContainer: .identifier("group.com.yourcompany.myApp"),
cloudKitDatabase: isSyncEnabled ? .automatic : .none
)
do {
return try ModelContainer(for: TaskModel.self, CalendarModel.self, configurations: config)
} catch {
fatalError("Failed to create ModelContainer: \(error)")
}
}()
}
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
Tags:
CloudKit
Cloud and Local Storage
SwiftData
I have one target building and filling the SwiftData store and then copying the same store file to another target of the app to use the contents.
That worked fine from iOS 17 to iOS 26.0.1
Under iOS 26.1 I am getting following error:
CoreData: error:
This store file was previously used on a build with Persistence-1522 but is now running on a build with Persistence-1518.
file:///Users/xxx/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/0FE92EA2-57FA-4A5E-ABD0-DAB4DABC3E02/data/Containers/Data/Application/B44D3256-9B09-4A60-94E2-C5F11A6519E7/Documents/default.store
What does it mean and how to get back to working app under iOS 26.1?
After a recent iOS update, my app is not synching between devices. I'm not seeing or getting any errors. CLoudKit Logs show activity, but it's not happening realtime. Even if I close and reopen the app, it won't sync between devices. It almost looks like it only has local storage now and CloudKit is not working on it anymore.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Use app on two devices with the same Apple ID. Create a user and one device and it won't show up on the other device. Vice Versa.
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
My project is using swiftData and I want to implement iCloud sync in it. Now, my data base doesnt have any optional attributes or relationships and CloudKit wants them to be optional.
So, rather than editing all code with unwrapping code for the optionals, how can I provide a bridge that does so in the last stage of actually saving to the store? Sort of, capture it in a proxy object before writing and after reading from the store.
Is there a neat way that can save a lot of debugging? I have code snippets from chat gpt and they are hard to debug. This is my first project in swiftUI.
Thanks.
Neerav
HI,
swiftdata is new to me and any help would be appreciated.
In my swiftui app I have a functionality that reinstates the database from an archive.
I first move the three database files (database.store datebase.store-wal and database.store-shm) to a new name (.tmp added for backup incase) and then copy the Archived three files to the same location.
the move creates the following errors:
" BUG IN CLIENT OF libsqlite3.dylib: database integrity compromised by API violation: vnode renamed while in use: /private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/499A6802-02E5-4547-83C4-88389AEA50F5/Library/Application Support/database.store.tmp
invalidated open fd: 4 (0x20)"
I get the same message in console for all three files.
then I reinitialise the model container and get no errors as my code below
....
let schema = Schema([....my different models are here])
let config = ModelConfiguration("database", schema: schema)
do {
// Recreate the container with the same store URL
let container = try ModelContainer(for: schema, configurations: config)
print("ModelContainer reinitialized successfully!")
} catch {
print("Failed to reinitialize ModelContainer: (error)")
}
}
I get the success message but when I leave the view (backup-restore view) to the main view I get:
CoreData: error: (6922) I/O error for database at /var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/499A6802-02E5-4547-83C4-88389AEA50F5/Library/Application Support/database.store. SQLite error code:6922, 'disk I/O error'
and
error: SQLCore dispatchRequest: exception handling request: <NSSQLFetchRequestContext: 0x302920460> , I/O error for database at /var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/499A6802-02E5-4547-83C4-88389AEA50F5/Library/Application Support/database.store. SQLite error code:6922, 'disk I/O error' with userInfo of {
NSFilePath = "/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/499A6802-02E5-4547-83C4-88389AEA50F5/Library/Application Support/database.store";
NSSQLiteErrorDomain = 6922;
}
error: -executeRequest: encountered exception = I/O error for database at /var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/499A6802-02E5-4547-83C4-88389AEA50F5/Library/Application Support/database.store. SQLite error code:6922, 'disk I/O error' with userInfo = {
NSFilePath = "/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/499A6802-02E5-4547-83C4-88389AEA50F5/Library/Application Support/database.store";
NSSQLiteErrorDomain = 6922;
}
CoreData: error: SQLCore dispatchRequest: exception handling request: <NSSQLFetchRequestContext: 0x302920460> , I/O error for database at /var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/499A6802-02E5-4547-83C4-88389AEA50F5/Library/Application Support/database.store. SQLite error code:6922, 'disk I/O error' with userInfo of {
NSFilePath = "/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/499A6802-02E5-4547-83C4-88389AEA50F5/Library/Application Support/database.store";
NSSQLiteErrorDomain = 6922;
}
Can anyone let me know how I should go about this - reseting the database from old backup files by copying over them.
or if there is a way to stop the database and restart it with the new files in swiftdata
my app is an ios app for phone and ipad
I have an app which uses key-value storage and will not sync data past a certain size -- meaning that device "A" will send the data to the cloud but device "B" will never receive the updated data. Device "B" will receive the NSUbiquitousKeyValueStoreDidChangeExternallyNotification that the KVS changed but the data is empty.
The data in in the KVS is comprised of 4 keys, each containing a value of NSData generated by NSKeyedArchiver. The NSData is comprised of property-list data types (e.g. numbers, strings, dates, etc.)
I've verified that the KVS meets the limits of:
A total of 1 MB per app, with a per-key limit of 1 MB
A per-key value size limit of 1 MB, and a maximum of 1024 keys
A maximum length for key strings is 64 bytes using UTF8 encoding
Also, the app has never received an NSUbiquitousKeyValueStoreQuotaViolationChange notification.
Of the 4 keys, 3 of them contain no more than 30 KB of data each. However, one of the keys can contain as much as 160 KB of data which will not sync to another device. Strangely, if I constrain the data to 100 KB it will work, however, that is not ideal as it is a fraction of the necessary data.
I don't see any errors in the debug log either.
Any suggestions on what to try next to get this working?
Problem Description:
When a device (Device 2) stays offline for an extended period after a record is deleted from another synced device (Device 1) via CloudKit, is it possible for Device 2 to miss the deletion notification when it reconnects, even when using CKSyncEngine?
This scenario raises questions about whether CKSyncEngine can reliably sync changes if CloudKit archives or purges metadata related to deletions during the offline period.
Steps to Reproduce:
At time t0:
· Device 1 and Device 2 sync successfully via CKSyncEngine (shared record RecordA).
Device 2 goes offline.
On Device 1:
· Delete RecordA; sync completes via CKSyncEngine.
Wait for a duration potentially exceeding CloudKit’s change retention window (if such a window exists).
Bring Device 2 back online.
Observe synchronization:
· Expected Behavior: CKSyncEngine removes RecordA from Device 2.
· Observed Behavior: RecordA remains on Device 2.
Key Questions:
Under these conditions, can Device 2 permanently miss the deletion event due to CloudKit’s internal metadata management?
Is there a documented retention policy for CloudKit’s change history, and how does CKSyncEngine handle scenarios where this history is truncated?
What is the recommended pattern to ensure no events are missed, regardless of offline duration?
Clarifications Needed:
· If CloudKit does discard deletion metadata after a period, is this considered a framework limitation, or should developers implement additional safeguards?
· Does CKSyncEngine log warnings or errors when it detects incomplete sync histories?
Environment:
· CKSyncEngine with SQLite
· CloudKit Private Database
· iOS/macOS latest versions
Thank you for clarifying how CKSyncEngine is designed to handle this edge case!
I have tried to set up iCloud sync. Despite fully isolating and resetting my development environment, the app fails with:
NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=134060 (PersistentStoreIncompatibleVersionHashError)
What I’ve done:
Created a brand new CloudKit container
Created a new bundle ID and app target
Renamed the Core Data model file itself
Set a new model version
Used a new .sqlite store path
Created a new .entitlements file with the correct container ID
Verified that the CloudKit dashboard shows no records
Deleted and reinstalled the app on a real device
Also tested with “Automatically manage signing” and without
Despite this, the error persists. I am very inexperienced and am not sure what my next step is to even attempt to fix this. Any guidance is apprecitated.
Hi,
I have developed a calendar app with swiftData. I have set it to sync iCloud. When testing it, it seems that everything is fine. But after it's released, today, I uninstalled it and reinstalled it again. And I found that iCloud hasn't sync with local swiftData for six days. I have lost six days agenda and relevant information. I have checked the document, and it's said that there is no method to force to sync with iCloud. How to solve the issue? I think that the users can't forgive that it hasn't synced for six days.
Best Wishes,
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
I have a model with a FamilyActivitySelection, currently i'm using a codable struct to store it with UserDefaults, but would prefer strongly to transition to Swift Data
In my app, I've been using ModelActors in SwiftData, and using actors with a custom executor in Core Data to create concurrency safe services.
I have multiple actor services that relate to different data model components or features, each that have their own internally managed state (DocumentService, ImportService, etc).
The problem I've ran into, is that I need to be able to use multiple of these services within another service, and those services need to share the same context. Swift 6 doesn't allow passing contexts across actors.
The specific problem I have is that I need a master service that makes multiple unrelated changes without saving them to the main context until approved by the user.
I've tried to find a solution in SwiftData and Core Data, but both have the same problem which is contexts are not sendable. Read the comments in the code to see the issue:
/// This actor does multiple things without saving, until committed in SwiftData.
@ModelActor
actor DatabaseHelper {
func commitChange() throws {
try modelContext.save()
}
func makeChanges() async throws {
// Do unrelated expensive tasks on the child context...
// Next, use our item service
let service = ItemService(modelContainer: SwiftDataStack.shared.container)
let id = try await service.expensiveBackgroundTask(saveChanges: false)
// Now that we've used the service, we need to access something the service created.
// However, because the service created its own context and it was never saved, we can't access it.
let itemFromService = context.fetch(id) // fails
// We need to be able to access changes made from the service within this service,
/// so instead I tried to create the service by passing the current service context, however that results in:
// ERROR: Sending 'self.modelContext' risks causing data races
let serviceFromContext = ItemService(context: modelContext)
// Swift Data doesn't let you create child contexts, so the same context must be used in order to change data without saving.
}
}
@ModelActor
actor ItemService {
init(context: ModelContext) {
modelContainer = SwiftDataStack.shared.container
modelExecutor = DefaultSerialModelExecutor(modelContext: context)
}
func expensiveBackgroundTask(saveChanges: Bool = true) async throws -> PersistentIdentifier? {
// Do something expensive...
return nil
}
}
Core Data has the same problem:
/// This actor does multiple things without saving, until committed in Core Data.
actor CoreDataHelper {
let parentContext: NSManagedObjectContext
let context: NSManagedObjectContext
/// In Core Data, I can create a child context from a background context.
/// This lets you modify the context and save it without updating the main context.
init(progress: Progress = Progress()) {
parentContext = CoreDataStack.shared.newBackgroundContext()
let childContext = NSManagedObjectContext(concurrencyType: .privateQueueConcurrencyType)
childContext.parent = parentContext
self.context = childContext
}
/// To commit changes, save the parent context pushing them to the main context.
func commitChange() async throws {
// ERROR: Sending 'self.parentContext' risks causing data races
try await parentContext.perform {
try self.parentContext.save()
}
}
func makeChanges() async throws {
// Do unrelated expensive tasks on the child context...
// As with the Swift Data example, I am unable to create a service that uses the current actors context from here.
// ERROR: Sending 'self.context' risks causing data races
let service = ItemService(context: self.context)
}
}
Am I going about this wrong, or is there a solution to fix these errors?
Some services are very large and have their own internal state. So it would be very difficult to merge all of them into a single service. I also am using Core Data, and SwiftData extensively so I need a solution for both.
I seem to have trapped myself into a corner trying to make everything concurrency save, so any help would be appreciated!