I can't update to Xcode 12.1

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I can't update to Xcode 12.1

Whenever I try to update Xcode, I either keep getting the error message "We could not complete your update. There is not enough disk space available to install the product," even though had ~30 GB of free space (though now I only have 19 GB because of the incomplete updates), or Xcode downloads the update and installs it for hours, only to suddenly stop and redownload the update from the beginning (while eating up half my storage in the process). So would I have to completely uninstall & reinstall Xcode to update it? If so, how/where could I access & delete the incomplete download file? (I had checked /private/var/folders/.../C/com.apple.AppStore, but the folder only had 700 KB of data)

Also, I'm using a 2017 MacBook Air on macOS Big Sur (Beta 10)

Thank you!

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Oct 22, 2020 10:34 AM

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Answer 1

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Oct 23, 2020 12:21 PM in response to Community User

Ok, so I ended up uninstalling and reinstalling Xcode, since I couldn't free up enough space. Still wish Xcode didn't need so much space to update, though, especially considering the amount of space it takes up in total.

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Dah•veed

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Oct 22, 2020 8:25 PM in response to Community User

Your drive is way too full. The installer needs enough space to work. If it says there isn't enough room then there isn't enough room. There isn't anything any to change the amount of space that it needs.

Delete apps, files, games, music, etc to make a lot of room for the installer to function.

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Answer 3

Oct 22, 2020 9:41 PM in response to Dah•veed

Oh, ok. Though usually I've been able to update it with less space before. Guess I'll try to clear up some more space and try again. Thank you!

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