Bash script to free up disk space by cleaning Xcode’s DerivedData, Archives, Device Support, Simulators, and Documentation caches.

xcode-cleanup.sh

#!/bin/bash
echo "Cleaning up Xcode files…"

# Show current heavy folders
du -sh ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData \
       ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives \
       ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/iOS\ DeviceSupport \
       ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices \
       ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DocumentationCache 2>/dev/null || true

# 1) DerivedData
if [ -d ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData ]; then
    find ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
    echo "✓ Cleaned DerivedData"
fi

# 2) Archives
if [ -d ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives ]; then
    find ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
    echo "✓ Cleaned Archives"
fi

# 3) Device Support
if [ -d ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/iOS\ DeviceSupport ]; then
    find ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/iOS\ DeviceSupport -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
    echo "✓ Cleaned iOS DeviceSupport"
fi

# 4) Simulators
if [ -d ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices ]; then
    find ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
    echo "✓ Cleaned Simulator Devices"
fi

# 5) Docs cache
if [ -d ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DocumentationCache ]; then
    find ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DocumentationCache -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
    echo "✓ Cleaned Documentation Cache"
fi

# Show savings
echo ""
echo "Remaining sizes after cleanup:"
du -sh ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData \
       ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives \
       ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/iOS\ DeviceSupport \
       ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices \
       ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DocumentationCache 2>/dev/null || true

echo ""
echo "✨ Xcode cleanup complete!"