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Project unbootloop (list of all files that can be deleted and subsequently restored from a downloaded IPSW while still being able to boot)
[WIP] Testing on 14C92 // iPhone6,1
Can be deleted and restored and device will still boot: **MAKE SURE PERMISSIONS ARE CORRECT!**
/Applications/
/bin/
/boot/
/cores/
/dev/ (magically regenerates) [not actually, but "magic is just science that we dont understand yet" -arthur c clarke]
/Developer/ (mounted DMG, not actually on the filesystem)
/Library/Application Support/
/Library/Audio/
/Library/Caches/
/Library/Filesystems/
/Library/Frameworks/
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/
/Library/LaunchAgents/
/Library/LaunchDaemons/
/Library/Logs (symlink to /private/var/logs/)
/Library/Managed Preferences/
/Library/MobileDevice (symlink to /private/var/MobileDevice/)
/Library/MusicUISupport/
/Library/Preferences (symlink to /private/var/preferences/)
/Library/Printers/
/Library/Ringtones/
/Library/Wallpaper/
/private/etc/asl
/private/etc/asl.conf
/private/etc/group
/private/etc/hosts
/private/etc/hosts.equiv
/private/etc/master.passwd
/private/etc/networks
/private/etc/notify.conf
/private/etc/passwd
/private/etc/ppp
/private/etc/protocols
/private/etc/racoon
/private/etc/services
/private/etc/ttys
/private/var/logs/
/private/var/MobileDevice/
/sbin/fsck
/sbin/fsck_exfat (symlink to /System/Library/Filesystems/exfat.fs/Contents/Resources/fsck_exfat)
/sbin/fsck_hfs (symlink to /System/Library/Filesystems/hfs.fs/Contents/Resources/fsck_hfs)
/sbin/fsck_msdos (symlink to /System/Library/Filesystems/msdos.fs/Contents/Resources/fsck_msdos)
/sbin/fstyp
/sbin/fstyp_hfs
/sbin/mount
/sbin/mount_hfs (symlink to /System/Library/Filesystems/hfs.fs/Contents/Resources/mount_hfs)
/sbin/newfs_hfs (symlink to /System/Library/Filesystems/hfs.fs/Contents/Resources/newfs_hfs)
/sbin/pfctl
/System/Library/AccessibilityBundles/
/System/Library/AccessoryUpdaterBundles/
/System/Library/Accounts/
/System/Library/ApplePTP/
/System/Library/AppleUSBDevice/
/System/Library/AssetTypeDescriptors/
/System/Library/Assistant/
/System/Library/Audio/
/System/Library/AWD/
/System/Library/Backup/
/System/Library/BulletinBoardPlugins/
/System/Library/CacheDelete/
/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.xpc/
/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.xpcd/
/System/Library/Carrier Bundles/
/System/Library/Filesystems/
/System/Library/ColorSync/
/System/Library/CoreAS/
/System/Library/CoreDuet/
/System/Library/CoreServices/
/System/Library/DataClassMigrators/
/System/Library/DefaultsConfigurations/
/System/Library/DeviceOMatic/
/System/Library/DifferentialPrivacy/
/System/Library/Duet/
/System/Library/DuetActivityScheduler/
/System/Library/DuetExpertCenter/
/System/Library/DuetKnowledgeBase/
/System/Library/Extensions/
/System/Library/Filesystems/
/System/Library/Fonts/
/System/Library/fps/
/System/Library/Frameworks/
/System/Library/Health/
/System/Library/HIDPlugins/
/System/Library/IdentityServices/
/System/Library/KeyboardLayouts/
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/
/System/Library/LinguisticData/
/System/Library/LocationBundles/
/System/Library/Lockdown/
/System/Library/MediaCaptures/
/System/Library/MediaStreamPlugins/
/System/Library/Messages/
/System/Library/NanoLaunchDaemons/
/System/Library/NanoPreferenceBundles/
/System/Library/NetworkServiceProxy/
/System/Library/Obliteration/
/System/Library/PairedSyncServices/
/System/Library/PreferenceBundles/
/System/Library/Preferences/
/System/Library/PreferenceSyncBundles/
/System/Library/PreinstalledAssests/
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/
/System/Library/ProceduralWallpaper/
/System/Library/PublishingBundles/
/System/Library/Recents/
/System/Library/RegionFeatures/
/System/Library/ScreenReader/
/System/Library/Security/
/System/Library/SetupAssistantAssistantBundles/
/System/Library/SyncBundles/
/System/Library/SystemConfiguration/
/System/Library/TextInput/
/System/Library/TTSPlugins/
/System/Library/UsageBundles/
/System/Library/UserEventPlugins/
/System/Library/VideoDecoders/
/System/Library/VideoProceesors/
/System/Library/VioiceServices/
/System/Library/Watchdog
/usr/bin/
/usr/lib/
/usr/libexec/
/usr/sbin/
/usr/share/
/usr/standalone/update/
/usr/standalone/firmware/oscar/
Will cause device to fail to boot, even if restored:
/Library/Keychains (symlink to /private/var/Keychains)
/private/etc/fstab
/private/var/Keychains
/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kernelcaches/kernelcache
/System/Library/Caches/apticket.der
/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.dyld/
/usr/standalone/firmware/sep-firmware.img4
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