Xcode remove simulator files

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Team,

I am looking for an option to remove the unwanted old versions of simulator files. I have attached an image for reference, in the image you can see i have 3 variant of iOS 11 versions 11.0, 11.1 & 11.4

How can i delete the unwanted ones from the list? I don't see any option in XCode. Does anyone figured this before?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 05 '21 at 12:29

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You can do it using commandline with simctl.

First list your simulators with:

xcrun simctl list

There will be UUIDs of your simulators. Then you can delete a simulator with:

xcrun simctl delete <UUID>

Here's the output of xcrun simctl help delete:

Delete specified devices, unavailable devices, or all devices. Usage: simctl delete <device> [... <device n>] | unavailable | all

Specifying unavailable will delete devices that are not supported by the current Xcode SDK.

answered Nov 05 '21 at 12:29

Mateusz Szlosek

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finally a working solution in 2022, thanks! – Don Diego Oct 25 '22 at 08:14
The output of xcrun simctl list is grouped by Device Types, Runtimes, Devices, and Device Pairs. Under which group will be the UUIDs of your simulators? – aaronkelton Dec 12 '22 at 17:37

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 05 '21 at 12:15

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There's a free Open Source App in the Mac App Store named DevCleaner for Xcode which can possibly help you with this task.

answered Nov 05 '21 at 12:15

Anuneet Anand

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Xcode remove simulator files

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