Could not locate device support files in Xcode

Question

I got following error in Xcode when run my app in my Device. Xcode Version is 10.01, My Device iOS Version 12.2 (iPhone 5S).

Could not locate device support files.

There is no **Xcode 10.01**: can you please specify the version correctly? — Cœur, Feb 11 '19 at 08:02
Let me just clarify on why I voted to close this question as duplicate: almost every single release of Xcode comes with a new highest supported version of iOS, so the issue happened in the past and will happen in the future for almost any situation where you simply need to update Xcode (or download the device support files). And that's true for unreleased and upcoming versions of iOS like iOS 13.0, iOS 14.0, iOS 15.0, etc. — Cœur, Feb 11 '19 at 08:10

M Reza · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-12T18:11:49.860

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You need to update your Xcode to the latest version. You can use this link.

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You can download latest iOS device support file from this github repository and copy the folder to this path of your current Xcode:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/

Now after restarting your Xcode, it should work fine.

You can get the latest device support files here:

edited Aug 12 '20 at 18:11

answered Feb 11 '19 at 06:23

M Reza

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I added iOS 13.2 support and now xcode crashes when runing on device – Halpo Oct 31 '19 at 11:11
i deleted the related folders and device support but it still happens? what can I do? – Halpo Oct 31 '19 at 11:12
s this something new? I don't remember having to download anything from GitHub before. – Bill Norman Oct 31 '19 at 19:06
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to be more concrete, you need to copy the folder, not files. – Oleg Khalidov Nov 28 '19 at 12:32
Please send the link for iOS 13.3? – Vikas Dec 26 '19 at 10:17
@Vikas check here https://github.com/filsv/iPhoneOSDeviceSupport – M Reza Dec 26 '19 at 10:59
can anyone commit the 12.4.5 (16G161) support files? – mahbad Mar 07 '20 at 21:15
IMPORTANT: I updated the support files and Xcode kept crashing...eventually, had to update Xcode to resolve the issue. imho, thats probably the safest thing to do. – Chidi Apr 23 '20 at 15:34
Somebody give this guy a medal for updating the answer to link to most recent files. – 最白目 May 05 '20 at 06:29
If your version is not there, have a look in the [pull requests](https://github.com/iGhibli/iOS-DeviceSupport/pulls), maybe someone already added it there. – Jonathan Maim May 07 '20 at 08:09

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 11 '19 at 06:26

for iOS 12.2 you need Xcode 10.2 beta 2 and if you don't want to download new xcode then you need to manually download device support files.

You can download 12.2 simulator from here and paste this folder at this path.

Donload simulator : Simulators

Simulator Path :

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/

After doing this you will able to run in your 12.2 device.

Bhavin Kansagara · Answer 3 · 2019-02-11T06:26:30.580

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Well, you should update your Xcode to latest version to support running it on your iOS Device.

From overView here, it supports upto iOS 12.1:

Xcode 10.1 includes SDKs for iOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1, macOS 10.14.1, and tvOS 12.1. Xcode 10.1 supports on-device debugging for iOS 8 and later, tvOS 9 and later, and watchOS 2 and later. Xcode 10.1 requires a Mac running macOS 10.13.6 or later.

You can read release not here and can download Xcode 10.2 beta version here

Hope it helps.

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answered Feb 11 '19 at 06:16

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I am using Xcode's Latest Version (10.1) – Karthik Feb 11 '19 at 06:18
You should update it to Xcode 10.2 beta 2 which includes SDKs for iOS 12.2 and then you can be able to run it on your iOS device. Checkout the links in my edits. – Bhavin Kansagara Feb 11 '19 at 06:28

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