remove Xcode completely from mac

remove_xcode_completely.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Complete Xcode Removal Script
# This script will remove ALL traces of Xcode from your macOS system
# WARNING: This action cannot be undone!

set -e  # Exit on any error

echo "🚨 WARNING: Complete Xcode Removal Script"
echo "=========================================="
echo "This script will remove ALL traces of Xcode from your system."
echo "You will need to reinstall Xcode and Command Line Tools afterward."
echo ""
echo "Press Ctrl+C to cancel, or press Enter to continue..."
read -r

echo ""
echo "🔄 Starting Xcode removal process..."
echo ""

echo "1️⃣ Killing all Xcode-related processes..."
sudo killall "Xcode" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode process not running"
sudo killall "XCBBuildService" 2>/dev/null || echo "XCBBuildService process not running"
sudo killall "SourceKitService" 2>/dev/null || echo "SourceKitService process not running"
sudo killall "com.apple.dt.SKAgent" 2>/dev/null || echo "SKAgent process not running"
sudo killall "com.apple.dt.Xcode.DNTCoreDocumentationServiceHelper" 2>/dev/null || echo "DNTCoreDocumentationServiceHelper process not running"
sudo killall "com.apple.dt.Xcode.sourcecontrol.WorkingCopyScanner" 2>/dev/null || echo "WorkingCopyScanner process not running"
sudo killall "com.apple.dt.Xcode.sourcecontrol.SSHHelper" 2>/dev/null || echo "SSHHelper process not running"
sudo killall "com.apple.dt.Xcode.KeychainService" 2>/dev/null || echo "KeychainService process not running"
sudo killall "com.apple.dt.Xcode.DeveloperSystemPolicyService" 2>/dev/null || echo "DeveloperSystemPolicyService process not running"
sudo killall "GPUToolsAgentService" 2>/dev/null || echo "GPUToolsAgentService process not running"
sudo killall "GPUToolsCompatService" 2>/dev/null || echo "GPUToolsCompatService process not running"

echo ""
echo "2️⃣ Removing Xcode application..."
sudo rm -rf "/Applications/Xcode.app" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode.app not found"

echo ""
echo "3️⃣ Removing Command Line Tools..."
sudo rm -rf "/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools" 2>/dev/null || echo "Command Line Tools not found"

echo ""
echo "4️⃣ Removing Xcode user data..."
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Developer/Xcode" 2>/dev/null || echo "User Xcode data not found"
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Caches/com.apple.dt.Xcode" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode cache not found"
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode preferences not found"
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dt.xcodebuild.plist" 2>/dev/null || echo "xcodebuild preferences not found"
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.dt.Xcode.savedState" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode saved state not found"

echo ""
echo "5️⃣ Removing iOS Simulator data..."
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator" 2>/dev/null || echo "User CoreSimulator not found"
sudo rm -rf "/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator" 2>/dev/null || echo "System CoreSimulator not found"

echo ""
echo "6️⃣ Removing Swift Package Manager cache..."
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Caches/org.swift.swiftpm" 2>/dev/null || echo "Swift Package Manager cache not found"
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData" 2>/dev/null || echo "DerivedData not found"

echo ""
echo "7️⃣ Removing Xcode support files..."
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Xcode" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode Application Support not found"
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Logs/Xcode" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode logs not found"
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Logs/gym" 2>/dev/null || echo "Gym logs not found"

echo ""
echo "8️⃣ Removing Xcode archives and exports..."
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode archives not found"
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Developer/Xcode/Products" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode products not found"

echo ""
echo "9️⃣ Removing Xcode derived data from system locations..."
echo "Cleaning /private/var/folders..."
sudo find /private/var/folders -name "*Xcode*" -type d -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
echo "Cleaning /tmp..."
sudo find /tmp -name "*Xcode*" -type d -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true

echo ""
echo "🔟 Resetting xcode-select..."
if command -v xcode-select >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "Uninstalling xcode-select..."
    sudo xcode-select --uninstall 2>/dev/null || true
else
    echo "xcode-select not found (already removed)"
fi

echo ""
echo "🧹 Additional cleanup..."
# Remove any remaining Xcode-related files in common locations
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Developer/Xcode" 2>/dev/null || echo "Additional Xcode data not found"
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Developer/Xcode.app" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode.app backup not found"
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Developer/Xcode-beta.app" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode-beta.app not found"

# Remove Xcode from LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons
echo "Removing Xcode LaunchAgents..."
sudo rm -f /Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.dt.Xcode* 2>/dev/null || true
sudo rm -f /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dt.Xcode* 2>/dev/null || true

# Remove Xcode from Application Support
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.apple.dt.Xcode" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode Application Support not found"

# Remove Xcode from Containers
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Containers/com.apple.dt.Xcode" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode containers not found"

# Remove Xcode from Group Containers
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Group Containers/com.apple.dt.Xcode" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode group containers not found"

# Remove Xcode from WebKit
sudo rm -rf "$HOME/Library/WebKit/com.apple.dt.Xcode" 2>/dev/null || echo "Xcode WebKit data not found"

echo ""
echo "✅ Xcode removal completed!"
echo ""
echo "📋 Next Steps:"
echo "1. Restart your Mac to clear any remaining processes"
echo "2. Download fresh Xcode from Apple Developer website"
echo "3. Install Command Line Tools separately"
echo ""