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 just installed Xcode 12.3 to /Applications then copied the .app to my external drive, then deleted the original. After that:

ln -s /Volumes/ExternalSSD/Applications/Xcode.app /Applications/Xcode.app

It took a while to launch for the first time, but subsequently it's now fine. MacOS 11.1, M1 2020 Air.