How do I remove redundant iOS simulator entries from Xcode?

Question

How do I remove all these extra simulators from my Xcode menu?

Answer 1

You don't need to delete the Simulators you don't want to see on the run destinations drop-down menu. On Xcode 9 you can just hide the ones that you don't need.

1. Go to Window > Devices and Simulators (ShiftCmd2)

2. Pick the Simulator from the left and untick 'Show as run destination' as seen below:

Answer 2

There is a nice shell script that deletes all simulators and creates a list of new ones for you on GitHub without the need of Fastlane (even though Fastlane is worth to have anyway):

https://github.com/jerolimov/reset_simulators

Answer 3

XCode > Window > Devices :

Then use the delete key or click the gear icon to remove simulators.

Answer 4

You can remove devices easily now in XCode 9, but use the Simulator toolbar. With a Simulator running, go to the top bar and go to Hardware -> Device -> Manage Devices then select Simulators. You are presented with the option [Devices | Simulators] So select simulators. Then work your way down the list, and untick the Simulators, and OS versions you don't want. Too easy. When you look in XCode for a Simulator to use, the list will now be much shorter. Removing unwanted Simulators

Answer 5

If you want to do this quickly I'd recommend fastlane tools you can reset simulators with one line

fastlane snapshot reset_simulators

install fastlane tools

sudo gem install fastlane

Make sure, you have the latest version of the Xcode command line tools installed:

xcode-select --install

(https://docs.fastlane.tools/actions/capture_ios_screenshots#completely-reset-all-simulators)

And the command is

fastlane snapshot reset_simulators