Xcode 5 crashes — Xcode quit unexpectedly

Question

Xcode 5 from the App Store crashes when I select any file in the Project Navigator or when I try to edit it. I have deleted all plugins and the derived data for the app and

Answer 1

I faced this problem for the first time while using Xcode 6.1.

I had just cloned the project and it was crashing as soon as the Indexing process would start. I disabled source control as suggested in the previous answer and it was still crashing.

In my case, the problem was that the Destination was a device that was connected to my MAC at that time but was not included in any of the Provisioning Profiles that I had installed on my MAC. Changing the Destination to any of the simulators before the Indexing process would start fixed the problem for me.

Answer 2

I had same problem while upgrading from xcode7.2 to 7.3. Everything was fine except the conflicting PLUGINs.

Try removing plugins you might have installed in xcode and it will work. In my case Alcatraz plugin was the culprit. Just removed it from the path /Library/Application Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode and all went good.

P.S : Make sure your mac OS is compatible with the xcode you are installing!! sometimes blindly installing xcode without upgrading OS (like I was doing ;) ) can cause such hazardous behaviour. Best Luck!!

Answer 3

I have also faced this problem. To prevent xCode5 from Crashing follow these steps. Xcdoe > Preferences > Source Control > Uncheck the Enable Source control . After that Xcode will not Crash .. :)