---
id: moving-folders.can-storage-studio-move-xcode-simulators-or-derived-data
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/can-storage-studio-move-xcode-simulators-or-derived-data
category: "Moving folders"
subcategory: "Moving specific folders"
question: "Can Storage Studio move Xcode simulators or DerivedData to the external drive?"
alt_questions:
  - "Move Xcode data off my Mac"
  - "Xcode simulator images taking huge space"
  - "Developer folder too big"
  - "relocate DerivedData storage studio"
  - "Move Xcode archives to SSD"
short_answer: "Not as a whole-folder move. Xcode's simulators, archives and build data live in your Library next to its settings, so Storage Studio only clears or moves the part Xcode rebuilds itself. Clear developer caches with Free Up Space and remove unused simulators in Xcode."
tags: ["xcode", "developers", "app data"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/why-wont-storage-studio-move-an-apps-data-folder", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/can-i-move-a-project-or-code-folder"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can Storage Studio move Xcode simulators or DerivedData to the external drive?

Not as a whole-folder move. What's Using Space shows Xcode's simulators, archives, device support and build data with their sizes, but because they live in your Library alongside Xcode's own settings, Storage Studio treats them as app data: it only clears or moves the part Xcode rebuilds by itself.

Practical options:

- Clear rebuildable developer caches with **Free Up Space**.
- Delete simulators and device support you no longer use from within Xcode.
- Move finished project folders of your own with **Data Parking**.

See [freeing space](https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/).