Xcode Simulator: How to Remove Older Unneeded Devices

Xcode Simulator: how to remove older unneeded devices?

Did you try to just delete the 4.3 SDK from within the Xcode Package?

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs

please also delete the corresponding .dmg file in

~/Library/Caches/com.apple.dt.Xcode/Downloads

to prevent Xcode from re-installing the same package again.

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for XCode >= 6 see @praveen-matanam 's answer

How to remove older unneeded devices?

In addition to removing the iPhoneSimulator5.0.sdk folder, delete the corresponding .dmg file in ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.dt.Xcode/Downloads. Then Xcode will not force you to reinstall it anymore.

How to remove list of simulator in xcode 8?

Open devices from Xcode menu Window->Devices short cut key Shift+Command+2 and then delete the simulator that you want by right click on Simulator and select Delete option.

Check below image to open Device window

Check below image to delete Simulator

How to uninstall downloaded Xcode simulator?

You can remove them from /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes (Not ~/Library!):

How do I remove redundant iOS simulator entries from Xcode?

XCode > Window > Devices :

Then use the delete key or click the gear icon to remove simulators.

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