Xcode 11.1 "Unable to Download Xcode"

Hi. 11.1 Xcode update, s seems to download very slowly too for just 2GB. I'll try to update it in macOS Catalina Safe Mode (after I've backup up the whole hardisk with Time Machine), that usually work when things don't install or update.

I hope it updates on Safe Mode.

God bless, Proverbs 31

I had the neerly the issue:

Updated to Catalina - tried to update Xcode - download size 3.82 Gb - reached istallation, but stalled 3 times with the message Xcode could not be installed please try again later."

Ended up wtih removing Xcode completely using the AppCleaner app - emtied trash - restarted - downloaded Xcode from appstore 7.84 Gb and installation went well - everythings working again.

Modelnavn: MacBook Pro

Model-id: MacBookPro9,2

Processornavn: Dual-Core Intel Core i5

Processorhastighed: 2,5 GHz

Antal processorer: 1

Antal kerner i alt: 2

L2-buffer (pr. Core): 256 kB

L3-buffer: 3 MB

Hyper-Threading-teknologi: Slået til

Hukommelse: 16 GB

Boot ROM-version: 229.0.0.0.0

SMC-version (system): 2.2f44

Hope this can help others!

The solution completely resolved the issue through the following ingenious steps:

1. move xcode to trash

2. reinstall xcode from appstore

Same here. MBP Mid-2014.

Tried 4 times. Download 2.8G and begin to install 2 times, Download 7.6G and begin to install 2 time.

Same here, MBP 15-inch 2018,

2.9 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i9

32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4

Radeon Pro 560X 4 GB

Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB

Rebooted several times, shut down all other programs - same error every time. It's tries to install twice, then fails with error message: "Unable to Download App" "Xcode could not be installed please try again later."

SOLUTION FOR ME

Others on here have reported simply moving Xcode to the trash worked for them, but that wasn't the case for me. With Xcode in trash, the App Store would only let me "Update" not download a clean copy. But after the "update" finished (it did something, but not sure what?) the app was not in my applications folder. The "Update" button in the App Store changed to "Open." Clicking this repeatedly did nothing.

I needed to:

1) Emtpy the trash

2) Restart the MacBook

Then the App Store showed the "Download" icon next to Xcode, and let me download a new/clean version, which took FOREVER. But it finally worked. Several hours wasted due to complete lack fo QA by Apple 😠

Thanks for the remove/reinstall prompt to get me out of my spinning ooda loop. It did take waaay longer to download than it's size seemed to warrant over gigabit fiber, but... 🏼♂ Now I have new Xcode.

Good advice, haseje!

After deleting and trashing the previous version of Xcode, I had to retry the download and install a couple of times on a 5G network but finally it finished and installed and I then installed the needed components.

Before that it would download just 3/4 of the way and then stop, not always with an error message.

I couldn't find AppCleaner and so ended up just deleting the app manually and emptied the trash. After a couple of retries after that as noted above, it worked.

DLSieving

I do not think that copying your projects to an external hard-drive, deleting Xcode and reinstalling it again represents a solution.

It is just a dirty workaround.

@Apple - when can we expecte a proper fix for this? I do not want to repeat the same steps for Xcode 11.2, 11.3.....

I suggest all of you guys having this issue, te report it to Apple. This way we will have it resolved. Please use the Feedback Assistant for this: https://feedbackassistant.apple.com

Thanks!

Did you delete the old xcode app (11.0) eventually?

How do you do this? I tried emptying the trash.

This worked for me too. I'm on the Catalina Beta. I just moved it to the trash, emptied the trash and re-installed from the app store. No reboot necessary.

This was the error I got when it failed

/var/log/install.log

PackageKit: Install Failed: Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=501 "The package is attempting to install content to the system volume." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=The package is attempting to install content to the system volume.} {

NSLocalizedDescription = "The package is attempting to install content to the system volume.";

}

Smae problem here (MBP early 2013, witbh catalina installed)... Several update trials but no succes.... I don't really want to delete xcode to reinstall it.... but will consider it.

I'm going to ost a feedback to apple.

I have encountered this problem as well.

macOS Catalina (10.15)

Unable to update Xcode to version 11.2

See if the 'more downloads' link works better than the MAS: Xcode 11.2.xip

Still no joy, try updating Catalina to 10.15.1 first, if for no other reason than to give the servers on the backend a break until the rush is over...

I am so angry right now so the following comes from a highly emotional place. If you are emotionally weak, do not read.

This is the SECOND time in a row Xcode fails to update.

The last update I had to completely uninstall my entire Xcode installation and not before then could I manage to install Xcode from the Appstore. So, with a FRESH installation, Xcode now fails again to update from the appstore. What the actual...

Maybe someone should inform Apple that there is something called quality assurance and that it is easy for a customer to hold the belief that it is not OK to release a product so tightly knit to Apple and still not having the most basic testing done for release.

As every other customer, the last thing I have time for is to reinstall and set up an entire working environment over and over again.

And asking me to sideload directly from developer.apple.com well, that just tells me appstore is not a viable plattform for demanding software. Why then should I use appstore if Apple themselves do not.

I want apple to fix this without me having to spend hours fixing stuff that so many people seem to encounter.

Hardware Macbook pro 15 (2019), Catalina 10.15, current installation of Xcode Version 11.1 (11A1027), trying to update to appstore version 11.2 of Xcode.

Only SECOND times? I did it more than 20 times. I sended failure report to Apple, and Apple sended a command for getting log. But the command also didn't work. Where is a way for Swift developer?

Same SECOND fail of xcode update for me. I have to delete and reinstall again. Totally wasting time but I have to do it.

Everybody who caused it, god damnn it !!!

What are on feedback assistance is appropriate. AppStore Connect, AppStore Connect API or Xcode?

System log error is different from the one reported in OP.

com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.IDECacheDeleteAppExtension.8351): Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/SharedFrameworks/DTDeviceKitBase.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.dt.Xcode.TCPRelayService.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/PlugIns/IDECacheDeleteAppExtension.appex

Nov 1 16:07:11 MBP com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.IDECacheDeleteAppExtension.8351): Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Frameworks/IDEKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/IDETouchBarSimulatorService.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/PlugIns/IDECacheDeleteAppExtension.appex

Nov 1 16:07:11 MBP com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.IDECacheDeleteAppExtension.8351): Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/SharedFrameworks/LLDB.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/RootDebuggingXPCService.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/PlugIns/IDECacheDeleteAppExtension.appex

Nov 1 16:07:12 MBP com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.IDECacheDeleteAppExtension.8351): Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/Library/Xcode/PrivatePlugIns/IDEOSXSupportCore.ideplugin/Contents/XPCServices/com.apple.dt.XcodeMacLocationSimulation.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/PlugIns/IDECacheDeleteAppExtension.appex

I upgraded to XCode 11.2 two days ago without problem (I was probably lucky). I'm running Mojave 10.14.6. And rune iOS 13.1 on testing devices.

This thread started with 11.1 download problems and now the same for 11.2. Is it just the number of us trying to upgrade that causes problem ? Could you try to find a moment of low traffic (we shall have to wake up at 3 am to upgrade 😝…)

After failing many times, it finally worked after I upgraded to macOS Catalina 10.5.1.

Same here. I have a 2017 MacBook Air on macOS Catalina 10.15.

After moving xCode 10 out of the app folder, it finally installed.

It's now on 11.3 and I'm still stuck on 11.1 (Catalina 10.15).

The Xcode Nagware keeps bugging you for the upgrade and after 7GB and 20mins of an attempted install, fails on you.

It's unfortunate that Xcode seems to be a prerequisite to a lot of the 3rdparty software like Conda, else I'd never touch it.

I'd never touch Xcode voluntarily as it's just a matter of time for it gets itself into a muddle, necessitating a full OS reinstall.

It is single-handedly the only that breaks on a Mac for me in the last six years - 3 laptops + 2 work ones, XCode every time, even though I never touch it. (a little galled by it)

I have the same problem, running Catalina 10.15.2. Console log shows that download completes, then App Store process gets killed for exceeding memory high water.