Xcode is Apple’s integrated development environment (IDE) for creating software for macOS, iOS, iPad IOS, and tvOS. In this article, we’ll answer that question and also tell you what you can do to reduce the amount of space it takes up. Or maybe you’ve tried to download it and got an error telling you that you don’t have enough space to install it and can’t work out why Xcode is so big. If you’ve installed Xcode on your Mac and only just discovered how much space it’s taking up on your boot drive, you may be wondering why it’s so large. But to help you do it all by yourself, we’ve gathered our best ideas and solutions below.įeatures described in this article refer to the MacPaw site version of CleanMyMac X.

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