Xcode says "no editor" from launch and freezes.

I had a similar issue that was finally resolved when I used Time Machine to restore the entire project file that Xcode had open when it first failed to the state one hour before the project was opened.

sorry for not posting a solution but i am just +1 this, as I have exactly the same problem.. reinstalled xcode many times now..from appstore and manually too, did the magic sudo /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all .. and then reinstall..no luck.

Sorry for my bad english ... I have the same problem. When I installed xCode, it ask me a path for my projects, i set a directory on my disk, and since the first launch, i have the same crash with a blank "No Editor" window.

I have reinstalled it many time, and tried the sudo command. Every time the same problem.
Can i have a clean install for xCode? How can i do?

Can anyone help us? Please

got it!

To reset the XCode for the current user You will need to delete the file:

/Users/<UserName>/Library/Autosave Information/com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist

at lease for me it worked. (I previously deleted every xcode related things, and installed back the XCode, but this file remained there, so the XCode always started with "no editor".)

Now it works...:)

Hope this helps.

Ah and the Library dir is not visible in Lion, so to reach it, You must use Terminal, or in finder use the Go command, then write "~/Library"

BR

Worked for me as well. I had a problem starting XCode 4.5 where I mistakenly opened a folder instead of a project from the Welcome window and from that point on I was stuck in a CPU loop. cd into the folder. found those xcode files and rm-rf'ed them out of existence. XCode started right up after that.

Makes sense that these files survived an xcode reinstall and OS reinstalls. Would be fixed by installing/running under another user.

Thanks very much,

Dan

Removing the Autosave alone was not sufficient in my case.

For anyone still experiencing this stubborn problem, here's what (finally) worked for me:

First, stop or if necessary kill XCode. Then do this:

1. Remove everything under ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData

2. Remove the directory ~/Library/Saved\ Application\ State/com.apple.dt.Xcode.savedState

3. Remove the file ~/Library/Autosave\ Information/com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist if it exists.

4. Remove the file ~/Library/Autosave\ Information/Unsaved Xcode Document.xcworkspace if it exists.

5. Remove any other .xcworkspace files you find there.

Restart XCode.

Good luck.

I have the same problem, started using xcode earlier this month, have the latest version, put a project in the trash and have had the white screen stating "no editor" ever since. Tried Locomotivation's tips above. Only noticed a couple of files under the derived data folder in step 1 which I removed...couldn't see any of the others mentioned or any .xcworkspace files. Tried restarting Xcode and had no success.

Anybody have other ideas?

Great, worked for me.

After backup from timemachine I had "no editor" message on my screen. The method given by Locomotivation worked for me. Thanks.

w.

Worked like a charm - thank you!

I went into terminal and just deleted everything in that folder. As root, type "rm -rf *" IN THAT DIRECTORY ONLY, as it will delete all contents. If you are up a level (or even worse, several) it can ruin you.

Hopefully this alterative will work for some:

To show the tools on the 'No Editor' pane right-click on the toolbar area beside your project title, this should give a 'Show Toolbar' option.

On the far right of this toolbar, click the leftmost 'Show Navigator' button in the group of three 'View' icons.

This should present your project in the navigator on the left for you to access.

You sir (Joeobinary) are a genius!!! So the XCode main screen was there all along, just hiding!!! You saved me a nightmare just hours before a go-live!!!

Perfect solution, worked instantly and no need to delete files etc etc! Thank you!!!!

Thank you - this worked for me after all the other suggestions failed.