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How to solve Xcode disk Image issue? Could not locate device support files

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Virajkumar Patel · 2022-11-10 05:36 · 3 claps · 1.4 min read
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How to solve Xcode disk Image issue? Could not locate device support files

ERROR MESSAGES:

  • Could not locate device support files “Could not locate device support files. This iPhone 6 Plus is running iOS 12.4.3 (16G130), which may not be supported by this version of Xcode.”
  • Could not find Developer Disk Image

Every time an iOS update is pushed, we will find that the updated mobile phone cannot be debugged on a real device. Apple has always been like this, and as the version of iOS is updated, so will the new version of Xcode. New versions of Xcode include SDK files that support new iOS versions. Therefore, updating to the latest version of Xcode can solve this problem, but anyone who has updated Xcode knows the torment, which can take an hour or two as fast as possible, and may have to stay up late to update if it is slow. However, there is still an easier and faster way to solve this problem. Let me share it below:

SOLUTION:

  1. Open Finder
  2. Open the application folder
  3. Find the Xcode app inside
  4. Click on Xcode, right click -> Show Package Contents
  5. Find the supported real machine test files in the following directory hierarchy:Contents -> Developer -> Platforms -> iPhoneOS.platform -> DeviceSupport (/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport)
  6. The above directory is the real iOS version of the current Xcode that supports real machine debugging, as shown in the following figure:
  7. Then copy the latest DeviceSupport file to this directory. Tip: Restart the Xcode

Download latest disk images from below links :

  • GitHub
  • latest Xcode disk Image is 16.1
  • latest Xcode disk Image is 16.2
  • latest Xcode disk Image is 16.3
  • latest Xcode disk Image is 16.4

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