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The mistake here is to use an entry-level model for development ;)
by wereHamster 9y ago
The mistake here is to use an entry-level model for development ;)
- bluedino 9y agoMy Xcode install alone is 75GB Apple still sells a machine with a 128GB drive
- userbinator 9y agoI don't use Apple software much but I understand that Xcode is Apple's equivalent to something like Visual Studio --- which takes several GB, but what exactly in Xcode needs 75GB? Does it somehow include all versions of iOS and macOS ever released?
- wingerlang 9y agoI'd assume runtimes for various iOS systems (think 3gb for iOS 11, 3gb for iOS 11.1, 11.1.1 etc) from many many versions ago. Same with simulators. It is very very likely that he could just delete unused ones and cut it down to 20gb Xcode itself is ~5gb I think. Or 10.
- gurkendoktor 9y agoMy Xcode.app is 15 GB, and depending on how many different devices you connect, the iOS Device Support folder will balloon rather quickly. 75 GB sounds pretty high, though.
- TAForObvReasons 9y agoEven though you were downvoted, this is a valid observation. You don't need 250GB of space to watch youtube / netflix or surf social networks or send emails or use iMessage or any of the basic tasks that most people use computers for. The large size of Xcode definitely helps them sell more of the high-end MBPs