Uninstall Previous XCode and Install XCode 4.5
Question
Is it safe to completely uninstall previous version of XCode and Install the XCode 4.5? because...
I just uninstalled XCode 4.2, and it mostly removed all the files in the Developer Folder, now I installed the 4.5, but it scares me since there is nothing in the Developer Folder. Would XCode still be working even if that's the case? Thanks
Solution
Xcode 4.4+ was designed to be installed via the App Store and now stores everything in the Xcode.app bundle in your /Applications directory.
Make sure you use xcode-select
to select the new path for your Xcode installation, and you install the command line tools from within Xcode 4.5.
From the Xcode 4.5 release notes:
Starting in Xcode 4.3, the Xcode.app file package contains all the Xcode developer tools. The man pages for the command-line tools Xcode uses are also placed in this package.
OTHER TIPS
yes It's totally safe to completely uninstall the previous Xcode and install new Xcode4.5. I have done it and all works fine for me.
Just have to install the command line tools after installing the Xcode4.5 from it's preference just as show in below image :)