Uninstalling Xcode

Loon3y · Loon3y #1 (**permalink**)

03-16-2012, 08:29 PM

i basically know it probably won't delete my projects, but will uninstalling my Xcode to upgrade to a newer version going to delete my projects?

i guess to take a precaution i can put them on a flash drive but i have a lot of projects i rather not waste that much time.

Mark FX · Mark FX #2 (**permalink**)

03-17-2012, 03:35 PM

Uninstalling Xcode wont delete your projects, as long as they are not in the Developer folder where Xcode is installed, so make sure they are in a folder in the User Domain.

But I think backing up your projects on a regular basis to an external drive is crucial, your code takes a lot
of time and effort, why would you not want to make backup copies.

Regards Mark

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Loon3y #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 11, 2011 Posts: 38 Mac Specs: 13" MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz 8 GB Ram 250 GB HD, iPhone 4/S 64 GB, iPhone 3GS 16 GB, iPad 16 GB Wi-Fi	03-16-2012, 08:29 PM i basically know it probably won't delete my projects, but will uninstalling my Xcode to upgrade to a newer version going to delete my projects? i guess to take a precaution i can put them on a flash drive but i have a lot of projects i rather not waste that much time.
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Mark FX #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 13, 2011 Location: West Sussex, UK Posts: 143	03-17-2012, 03:35 PM Uninstalling Xcode wont delete your projects, as long as they are not in the Developer folder where Xcode is installed, so make sure they are in a folder in the User Domain. But I think backing up your projects on a regular basis to an external drive is crucial, your code takes a lot of time and effort, why would you not want to make backup copies. Regards Mark
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