Removing Xcode
Your life has changed. The honeymoon is over. You’ve had your look, and you’re done. You’ve decided to edit a theatrical feature and you need the space. You’re giving your Mac to your daughter in art school. For whatever reason, you’re done with Xcode. How do you get rid of it?
This was a complicated process before Xcode 4.2; it involved uninstall scripts and directory deletions. Now, you just drag Xcode into the Trash, and you’re done. Almost.
The reason uninstallation was so complicated in earlier Xcodes was that you had to get rid of the tools, libraries, headers, and frameworks that Xcode would infiltrate throughout the system. The scripts ran down the inventory and rooted out each item.
But remember what I said earlier about ...
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