I have Xcode 5.11. If I try to install the newest (6.0) Xcode from the Mac App Store, will I be prompted to keep my current Xcode?
MacOS – Will the MAS prompt me to keep the Xcode 5
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You need to install XCode 4.1 from the app store, which will replace XCode 4.0 with 4.1.
When updating XCode to 4.1 you will get a message to quit iTunes to continue the installation. The installation is actually waiting for iTunesHelper process to be terminated. You can terminate the iTunesHelper process using activity monitor.
On my Mac the upgrade to XCode 4.1 failed. So I needed to uninstall XCode 4.0 first.
Confirming couple of points
- You are running OSX 10.6.8
- Current Xcode version in your machine is 3.2.4
Xcode 4.2 should work fine on your machine. I have a snowleopard machine at office running Xcode 4.2, i updated it via the Mac App store only. Ok. If this is not working via Mac App store, then go to your developer account (free or paid) and then download the Xcode version for Snow Leopard and install it manually. Just make sure you are downloading the Snow Leopard edition not the Lion edition. Please don't hesitate to ask for assistance :-)
Edit : Here i am attaching a snapshot of where to find the link . You need to scroll down and check in the Downloads section.
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Best Answer
No, Xcode 6 on the Mac App Store will replace the existing Xcode installation. Only the Xcode betas install separately (by default) and only downloading Xcode from developer.apple.com and doing the install manually (by copying Xcode from the DMG to /Applications) will prompt you to replace or keep both.