Cydia, Error: Refreshing Data; failed to fetch bad URLs

Cydia, Error: Refreshing Data; failed to fetch bad URLs

Hi Good day Nicole

Here are the steps to fix your Bad URLs problem

To do this you need iFile installed to your IPhone once installed go to private/var/lib/apt/list you need to delete the URL of what error message you’re getting

Next need to go back again private/etc/apt/source.list.d/ open cydia.list open Text Viewer edit then delete the line of URL your getting the error message once your finish open your MAC/PC

For MAC user you need to download this

PlistEdit Pro for Mac

CyberDuck ​Libre FTP, SFTP, WebDAV & cloud storage browser for Mac Windows

You also need openssh installed to your IPhone,

Open CyberDuck Open Connection

Select SFTP (File Transfer Protocol) write down your iPhone IP port 22

 to get the IP of your iPhone you need to go setting > WiFi there you can check your ip address

Server 192.168.1.xxx

Port22

Username root

Password alpine “if you haven’t changed the password”

It will ask you if it ok to connect to the device click allow

Go to /private/var/lib/cydia copy the metadata.plist

Open PlistEditPro open the metadata.plist once open click sources locate the URL your getting the error and delete, Once you delete it click File then save close it

Open CyberDuck just drag the metadata.plist to /private/var/lib/cydia it will ask you if it’s ok to overwrite click continue that’s it

For PC user you need to download this

WinSCP 5.2.3 beta released

PlistEditor iPodRobot

Open winSCP and connect to your IPhone

To get the IP of your IPhone you need to go setting > Wi-Fi there you can check your IP address

Host name 192.168.1.xxx

Port 22

Username root

Password alpine “if you haven’t changed the password”

Click login once you login to go /private/var/lib/cydia click metadata.plist copy/drag to your desktop

Open PlistEditor for Windows

File/open/desktop locate file metadata.plist

Click Edit/Find type down all the urls you have getting the error you need to delete the whole line

From highlight the whole line

<key>deb:http://url error message/</key>

Up to the

</dict>

One whole line only Back space then click File/save

Open winSCP again go to the /private/var/lib/cydia copy the metadata.plist overwrite the file