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Xcode Offline Documentation Cache (DocSets)

Space: 2 GB – 15 GB+ developer macOS
Quick Answer: Xcode stores downloaded offline developer API documentation sets (.docset). Deleting offline documentation sets is safe.

Bottom Line: It is 100% safe to delete DocSets. Xcode downloads offline API reference documentation packages for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS development.

What is Xcode DocSets?

Located at ~/Library/Developer/Shared/Documentation/DocSets or ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.dt.Xcode, offline documentation bundles accumulate multi-gigabyte files over time.

How to Delete Xcode Documentation Sets

rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Shared/Documentation/DocSets/*

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