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Xcode folders
What Xcode keeps on your Mac, which folders are safe to delete, and what you lose.
| Folder | Safe to delete? |
|---|---|
~/Temporary files | Safe |
~/Pretend device speed-up files | Safe |
~/Pretend iPhones and iPads | Check first |
~/One pretend device | Check first |
~/Pretend device systems | Check first |
~/Finished app builds | Check first |
~/Working files for app projects | Rebuilds itself |
~/Help pages copy | Rebuilds itself |
~/iPhone system copies | Rebuilds itself |
~/Exported app copies | Check first |
~/Apple TV system copies | Rebuilds itself |
~/Screen designer helpers | Rebuilds itself |
~/Live preview devices | Rebuilds itself |
~/Vision Pro system copies | Rebuilds itself |
~/Apple Watch system copies | Rebuilds itself |
~/Playground devices | Rebuilds itself |
~/Testing devices | Rebuilds itself |
Clean up Xcode with Gigabroom
- Open Gigabroom and wait for the scan.
- Open Clean Up and look under the group for these folders. Every folder above is named and labeled (Safe, Rebuilds itself, Check first, Keep).
- Tick what you want to remove and click Clean Up. Items go to the Trash first.