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Xcode 8: Preparing Archive takes forever


I found the solution:

  1. Open Keychain
  2. Search for AppleID certificates (I found 1300+ of them)
  3. Delete all of them

Enjoy your fast-blast building with Xcode 8+! It seems like this is an issue with automatic signing feature from Xcode8.


Right click your Archive and select "Show" in FinderThen again right click on the resulted file in Finder and select "Show Package Contents"Then from the result open the product folder --> Application folder --> and select the ".app" fileThen simply add this .app file under apps of iTunes software on MacAfter completing the adding process right click on the app icon in iTunes and show in Finder, which will give you the iPA file.