macOS Xcode CoreSimulator folder very big. Is it ok to delete content? macOS Xcode CoreSimulator folder very big. Is it ok to delete content? xcode xcode

macOS Xcode CoreSimulator folder very big. Is it ok to delete content?


Try to run xcrun simctl delete unavailable in your terminal.

Original answer: Xcode - free to clear devices folder?


That directory is part of your user data and you can delete any user data without affecting Xcode seriously. You can delete the whole CoreSimulator/ directory. Xcode will recreate fresh instances there for you when you do your next simulator run. If you can afford losing any previous simulator data of your apps this is the easy way to get space.

Update: A related useful app is "DevCleaner for Xcode"https://apps.apple.com/app/devcleaner-for-xcode/id1388020431


If you happen to be an iOS developer:

Check how many simulators that you have downloaded as they take up a lot of space:

Go to: ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/iOS DeviceSupport

Also delete old archived apps:

Go to: ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives

I cleared 100GB doing this.