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Dev tools · December 17, 2019

Xcode Dev Cleaner

Reclaim gigabytes of your storage used for Xcode cache

Xcode Dev Cleaner launched on December 17, 2019 with 7 votes, #911 of 2,946 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

What it does

Xcode could store tens of gigabytes in ~/Library/Developer folder. Most of those cached files & symbols are not reclaimed over time and could consume a large amount of your storage, which is especially important if you have relatively small SSD drive.

If you want to reclaim tens of gigabytes of your storage used for various Xcode caches - this tool is for you! - vashpan/xcode-dev-cleaner

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