How do I remove redundant iOS simulator entries from Xcode?

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How do I remove all these extra simulators from my Xcode menu?

Maybe this? /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes — Ghasem Tabatabaei, Sep 19 '16 at 21:36

score 31 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 18 '19 at 19:36

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If you want to do this quickly I'd recommend fastlane tools you can reset simulators with one line

fastlane snapshot reset_simulators

install fastlane tools

sudo gem install fastlane

Make sure, you have the latest version of the Xcode command line tools installed:

xcode-select --install

(https://docs.fastlane.tools/actions/capture_ios_screenshots#completely-reset-all-simulators)

And the command is

fastlane snapshot reset_simulators

edited Jan 18 '19 at 19:36

KrauseFx

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answered Jun 14 '16 at 14:19

Luke

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With 500 simulators to remove, you saved me 20 mind-numbing minutes. – Jyaif Aug 26 '16 at 08:54
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You are golden. I was missing 10.3 simulators and was not able to add them. This fixed it. – Marián Černý Jun 13 '17 at 14:08

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 07 '15 at 00:04

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XCode > Window > Devices :

Then use the delete key or click the gear icon to remove simulators.

answered Aug 07 '15 at 00:04

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Thanks. Know of any way to delete more than one at once? – Ilias Karim Aug 07 '15 at 00:08
Unfortunately I think it's one at a time for whatever reason... There is a directory `~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/` which is where I believe the devices/simulators are stored, although if you mess around with things in there proceed with caution. – l'L'l Aug 07 '15 at 00:11
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It takes over 30 seconds to delete a simulator with over 100 simulators this would take almost an hour. :( – Andrew Paul Simmons Apr 07 '16 at 23:12
@AndrewPaulSimmons: If it takes you over 30 seconds to remove a simulator then you've got issues far beyond the scope of this question. – l'L'l Apr 09 '16 at 01:42
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30 Seconds? Backspace + Enter = Sim Gone! Next. like 2 seconds maybe – Pierre Jan 20 '17 at 08:59

Şafak Gezer · Answer 3 · 2017-09-20T16:45:26.517

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You don't need to delete the Simulators you don't want to see on the run destinations drop-down menu. On Xcode 9 you can just hide the ones that you don't need.

Go to Window > Devices and Simulators (ShiftCmd2)
Pick the Simulator from the left and untick 'Show as run destination' as seen below:

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answered Sep 13 '17 at 15:03

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This does not work :( "Show as run destination" is checked on every device, but I only see one device per OS. – Shanakor Sep 22 '17 at 20:52
Never mind my target deployment was set to a newer version, so it did not work on lower simulator versions. – Shanakor Sep 22 '17 at 20:57

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 01 '18 at 11:10

You can remove devices easily now in XCode 9, but use the Simulator toolbar. With a Simulator running, go to the top bar and go to Hardware -> Device -> Manage Devices then select Simulators. You are presented with the option [Devices | Simulators] So select simulators. Then work your way down the list, and untick the Simulators, and OS versions you don't want. Too easy. When you look in XCode for a Simulator to use, the list will now be much shorter. Removing unwanted Simulators

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 20 '19 at 20:35

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There is a nice shell script that deletes all simulators and creates a list of new ones for you on GitHub without the need of Fastlane (even though Fastlane is worth to have anyway):

https://github.com/jerolimov/reset_simulators

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doesn't it remove only "created" simulators (i.e. which you ran before), but not the whole list of available sims? – surfrider Dec 08 '21 at 16:07
for me it deleted all, but it is some years ago, maybe this changed – Christian Dec 08 '21 at 22:05

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 13 '22 at 15:29

Fortunately, in more recent versions of Xcode (e.g., Version 13.4.1) it is easy to delete multiple simulators at once.

In Xcode go to Windows -> Device and Simulators, the choose the Simulators tab. A list of devices will appear, from which you can multi-select and then delete.

How do I remove redundant iOS simulator entries from Xcode?

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