iOS create file

NSFileHandle might not have a method to create a file, but NSFileManager has one. Have you looked at that class?

This works fine for me, however note that it will overwrite the same file each time

NSString *cachesFolder = [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSCachesDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) lastObject];
NSString *file = [cachesFolder stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"testfile"];    
[[NSData data] writeToFile:file options:NSDataWritingAtomic error:nil];