Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Lloyd Parsons Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Safe to remove Xcode? Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 11:44:08 -0500 Lines: 28 Message-ID: References: <220320161230275880%nospam@nospam.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net pUmW3jnZRYLo3BssdmhqPgY2f6abAg6vgiNrN2FDk2XOtgvz+a Cancel-Lock: sha1:SDodVLfxTSLK9DX2opAqkVE/TOQ= User-Agent: Unison/2.2 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:34888 On 2016-03-22 16:30:27 +0000, nospam said: > In article , Lloyd Parsons > wrote: > >> OK, got pan up and running. So can I just delete the Xcode package and >> still have pan working? >> >> If so, is it just a drag 'n drop in the trash deletion? > > yes. > >> Reason I ask is that this latest round of updates also included Xcode >> update. And that is taking forever. I don't need Xcode because I have >> no need to make another app. To give you an idea of how long it is >> taking to update, it has been saying '4 minutes left' for the last 30 >> minutes but the indicator has moved a miniscule amount so I know it is >> still working. > > it's best to install xcode via the developer site rather than the app > store so you don't have 5 gig updates all the time. Thanks. I'll keep that in mind if I ever decide I need it again. I don't think I will, but you just never know. -- Lloyd from the Macbook 12"