Xcode has been updating for weeks now.

Xcode has been updating for a few weeks now and its not stopping, I have tried to cancel it multiple times to no avail. I have even gone as far as deleting the app via Finder and yet, it is still trying to update it.

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Jan 8, 2022 12:02 PM

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