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Never used Xcode as anything other than a dependency for other dev stuff and in that case it's huge, takes ages to install, doesn't clean itself after installation and easily fills 50-100 gigabytes with useless "simulators" that has no relevance for most.

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> doesn't clean itself after installation and easily fills 50-100 gigabytes with useless "simulators" that no one seems to understand why is needed for most devs.

Not the case anymore, Go to Settings->General->Storage in macOS where you can manage the storage space. If you tap on the "i" next to the "Developer", you will be given option to delete caches, indexes, iOS device support(which can be huge).

Perform a sacred voodoo dance (you need to find its instructions somewhere under the sea, the map of the location is hidden in the highest mountains, you need to ask a big foot of its whereabouts). It’s very aesthetically pleasing though, if you’ll ever find it. Welcome to the wonder— Apple land.

Nothing sacred or secret, its under the menu where you manage your storage.

I was just mocking the way Apple hides some things in their interface, e.g. their ‘Search this page’

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38625718

Interesting, based on this comment, I deleted ~20GB of simulators (~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator). Thanks for that!

I can recommend the app GrandPerspective to find files like these sitting around.

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