altstoreio / altstoreio/AltStore
[bug] Installation Failed: "rename error"
Nobody has claimed this yet.
- Dominant language
- Swift
- Stars
- 14.4k
- Forks
- 1.5k
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
I am unable to re-install AltStore on my iPhone (it expired) because of this strange error.
I tried to repair the program with the installer, too, but nothing changed.
The folder seems not to be there under the "AppData temps".

Contributor guide
No contributing guide indexed for this repository
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The report names no source file, test, or entry point; start by reproducing the AltStore reinstall or repair failure on an iPhone and reviewing the attached rename-error screenshot. Done means identifying the cause of the failed rename and verifying that reinstall or repair completes successfully.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- swift
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100