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danielecalz OP
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Hello,

I’m using the latest version of Xcode, 26.6.

I’m unable to permanently delete old installed iOS platform versions. I remove them from Xcode settings, and the deletion appears to complete successfully, but after rebooting my Mac they appear again, as if nothing had changed.

Do you have any suggestions for how to remove them correctly and permanently?

Answered by DTS Engineer in 895807022

Thanks for the post. I’m not very sure how you do that as is possible to do it on Xcode without any issue. However I normally I delete the dmg files and that’s the fastest way for me.

Since Xcode stores modern simulator runtimes as disk images try this and let me know.

  1. Quit Xcode
  2. Open Finder
  3. Go to Folder and paste the following path: /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Images/
  4. Inside this folder, you will see .dmg files. You might also see an images.plist file.
  5. Move the .dmg files for the iOS versions you no longer want to the Trash.
  6. Empty the Trash.
  7. Restart your Mac.

Let me know if that work for you. I would still recommend to use Xcode to remove the ones you do not want.

Albert  WWDR

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DTS Engineer OP
Apple
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Thanks for the post. I’m not very sure how you do that as is possible to do it on Xcode without any issue. However I normally I delete the dmg files and that’s the fastest way for me.

Since Xcode stores modern simulator runtimes as disk images try this and let me know.

  1. Quit Xcode
  2. Open Finder
  3. Go to Folder and paste the following path: /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Images/
  4. Inside this folder, you will see .dmg files. You might also see an images.plist file.
  5. Move the .dmg files for the iOS versions you no longer want to the Trash.
  6. Empty the Trash.
  7. Restart your Mac.

Let me know if that work for you. I would still recommend to use Xcode to remove the ones you do not want.

Albert  WWDR
danielecalz OP
6h

It works! Thank you!

DTS Engineer OP
Apple
6h

@danielecalz No problem, I believe I have failed in my attempt to determine if there is an issue with using Xcode for that purpose. I will attempt your workflow and see if it is works for me. Thank you.

Albert  WWDR

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