How To Uninstall Xcode Command Line Tools Mac

Author Tasnia Salinas By Tasnia Salinas, on February 02, 2021, in Mac Uninstaller

What Is Xcode Command Line Tools? The Command Line Tools Package is a small self-contained package available for download separately from Xcode and that allows you to do command line development in macOS (Learn How Uninstall Homebrew Package & Caches Mac). It consists of the macOS SDK and command-line tools such as Clang, which are installed in the /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools directory.

Why uninstalling Xcode Command Line Tools on Mac? If Xcode is installed on your machine, then there is no need to install Command Line Tools Package separately. So whether you installed Command Line Tools Package once by mistake, or you have met Command Line Tools Package compatible issues, it's suggested to remove Command Line Tools Package from your Mac as a basic troubleshooting method. In this article, we will show you how to uninstall Command Line Tools Package without removing Xcode.


Table of Content:

Part 1: How To Uninstall Xcode Command Line Tools Mac

As Xcode includes all of the command-line tools, you can roughly uninstall Command Line Tools Package by wiping out Xcode on your Mac (Learn How To Uninstall Programs on Mac). Still need Xcode? Then you can just uninstall Command Line Tools Package by removing /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools directory.

How To Uninstall Xcode Command Line Tools Mac
How To Uninstall Xcode Command Line Tools Mac

Part 2: How To Clean Up More Xcode Leftover Junk

For majority of software engineers, if you have Auto Save enabled in Xcode, every time you make changes in your project, macOS will save these change logs to Versions database. Considering the size of your coding project, your Mac storage will be ate up soon (What Is Other Storage on Mac and How To Clean It Up).

With Omni Remover newly introduced Sketch/Xcode Cache Cleaner feature, you can clear revision history for all (and only) Sketch/Xcode documents, which can potentially reclaim gigabytes of free space on your Mac. Free Download Omni Remover

How To Clean Up More Xcode Leftover Junk

How To Clean Up More Xcode Leftover Junk

The Bottom Line

Now can you safely uninstall Xcode Command Line Tools on your Mac with our suggestions above? If you still have Xcode Command Line Tools for Mac removal problems or questions, feel free to drop us a line in comment and we are happy to help. One last thing, Get Omni Remover 2 - Give it a try here: Free Download Now >


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