I can't download Xcode. Every time i try i get the message "There are not enough free space to install the product". I need 4.87 GB but i have 10.44 free space. I can download other apps but not this one. What should i do?
MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)
First, the App Store will not allow an installation that would leave less than the minimum amount of available space on the startup volume that Apple considers necessary, which is about 9 GB. The app is downloaded as a compressed archive that will usually expand to about twice its size. Both the archive and the expanded files will be present at the same time, so the actual amount of space needed is about three times the size of the archive.
If you're trying to add a large amount of data all at once, and you get an alert of insufficient space, then from the menu bar, please select
▹ System Preferences... ▹ Time Machine
If there is a closed padlock icon in the lower left corner of the preference pane, click it to unlock the settings and authenticate. Turn Time Machine OFF, then back ON. Close the window.
Restart the computer. Test.
Hello john,
You need to free up some hard drive space. Are you really trying to run Xcode on an 11" MacBook Air? Xcode can easily use all available RAM and many gigabytes of free space even on a 16 GB MacBook Pro with a 500 GB SSD.
I can't download Xcode
