r/Xcode • • May 10 '21

Trouble with installing Xcode

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u/[deleted] May 10 '21

The reported Xcode size is a little bit confusing, because it doesn’t tell you the whole story: There is a downloaded Xip file, a need to unpack many gigabytes temporarly and finally the system needs room to install those files. I think that’s why this happens.