How to disable Xcode 5 automatically upgrade xibs to iOS7 appearance

Question

If you open an Xcode 4.x project at Xcode 5 and then open a xib at Interface Builder, you will get an alert:

XCode ask to upgrade pre iOS7 xibs to iOS7 only

NOTE: I only have the issues with the forced iOS7 appearance, auto layout is still turned off for me.

And then i accidentally clicked "Alway Upgrade" so Xcode automatically upgrades all my xibs to Xcode 5 and iOS7 prior. But i use Xcode 4.x parallel and it's very annoying to switching back all the xibs when i accidentally open them in Xcode 5.

Before opened in XCode 5 interface builder:

Interface Builder Document with opens in XCode 4.6 and View as 6.1 and earlier

After opened in XCode 5 interface builder:

Interface Builder Document with opens in XCode 5.0 and View as 7.0 and later

I searched in Xcode and on Google to get the way to turn this "feature" off, but i still have no luck about it.

I just reset changes of .xib on GIT repository, but I also need more workaround about that — Injectios, Jul 19 '13 at 14:34
I do the same, but every time i click on a xib the whole procedure start over because of "Always Upgrade" option... really annoying i can't find that option to turn off — Laszlo, Jul 19 '13 at 15:12

Dave DeLong · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-16T19:52:53.267

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In the File Inspector for the xib (cmd-opt-1), you can change the "Opens in" popup to say "Xcode 4.6". This will revert the document format to one that is compatible with Xcode 4.6, but it also means you will not be able to take advantage of some of the new capabilities in Xcode with regards to xibs.

If you want to "reset" the "Always upgrade" choice you made, you can do that by resetting that particular user default using Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.dt.xcode IBAlwaysUpgradeAutolayoutDocuments -bool false

edited Sep 16 '13 at 19:52

answered Sep 16 '13 at 16:13

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I already know that "But i use Xcode 4.x parallel and it's very annoying to switching back all the xibs when i accidentally open them in Xcode 5." – Laszlo Sep 16 '13 at 17:20
Stil no luck with that line, the problem is not about the auto layout, check my edit please. – Laszlo Sep 17 '13 at 08:47
@TussLászló changing this setting would probably require quitting Xcode before running the command. – Dave DeLong Sep 17 '13 at 16:05
The command doesn't work here either, also after closing Xcode. Might there be a flag in the project file? – brainray Sep 25 '13 at 13:52
No more headache after changing the "Opens in" option to Xcode 4.6, thank you. – Laszlo Oct 21 '13 at 11:30
2013-12-04 13:11:17.048 defaults[2060:507] Rep argument is not a dictionary Defaults have not been changed. – Rajneesh071 Dec 04 '13 at 07:45

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 01 '13 at 03:40

I have tried the above solutions, but as other users pointed out, didn't seem to work well... Strangely, after downloading Cocktail for Mac, and cleaning up broken preference as well as caches and other junk (which I did just to maintain my aging Mac) the "Always Upgrade" mistake was finally fixed!!

I haven't bought cocktail, honestly, you can use it for free for ten launches or something. So, you can go ahead and get your Mac cleaned up and fix that burden along the way.

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 24 '13 at 12:11

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I modified the Dave DeLong's command to reset the "Always upgrade". Try it.

defaults write com.apple.dt.xcode IBAlwaysUpgradeAutolayoutDocuments -boolean false

answered Sep 24 '13 at 12:11

Same issue, please check my added note. – Laszlo Sep 24 '13 at 14:31

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 30 '13 at 13:55

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I didn't have luck with either of these commands, but this one worked for me...

defaults write com.apple.dt.xcode IBAlwaysUpgradeAutolayoutDocuments -int 0

answered Sep 30 '13 at 13:55

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