Can I install Xcode on an external hard drive along with the iPhone Simulator.app?

Question

I want to install xcode to deploy a cross platform flutter application but I cant find enough space for Xcode is there any alternative solutions to just installing it on the

Answer 1

I found out a simpler solution. Create a new user on your Mac. Give administrator privileges(optional), set the home directory of the user account you just created to be an external hard drive. Then login to the new user and install Xcode at ~/Applications directory not /Applications. Then Xcode is installed on your external ssd. No problems using it so far for me! Hope it helps.

Edit: I forgot to mention I should download Xcode from developers website. Haven’t tried downloading from App Store.