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How to install xcode 11.7 in external ssd

I want to install xcode in an external drive because it takes too much space in the mac storage(128g version).

I have unpacked xcode.xip in the external drive and moved the Developer folder as well to myssd/Library/Developer, and then added a symlink using ln -s /Volumes/myssd/Library/Developer /Users/myUserName/Library/.

Now xcode is not detecting simulators and i cant add new ones.

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Edit: if i run xcode using : sudo /Volumes/PNYPROELITE/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode the simulators are detected but when the app is launched i see only the icon of the simulator in the dock not the simulator itself.

Solution

  • The solution I found for this is to install another macOs session in the external drive and then boot in it, then install Xcode there like you would in your normal drive.