'Xcode - But... Where are our archives?
I've submitted three versions of my app onto the App Store using the Build and Archive commands. But... Where are those archives?
I've just learnt that I just need them to be able to read crashlogs. My ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives folder is empty (in fact there is one xarchive file inside it I've just generated now to test a crashlog reading).
Spotlight does not find any .xarchive.
I never been asked to delete or clear anything else than my project builds (Product - clean) when coding next version.
Solution 1:[1]
Archive Organizer
- To open it: Xcode menu bar > Window > Organizer > Products > Archives
- Path: The archives are stored in
/Users/username/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives/$DATE/Project Name Datetime.xcarchive, it's easier to just right click the archive to show path in the organizer though.
Solution 2:[2]
Archive location
By default location is on the same level as Derived Data folder
<some_path>/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives
//e.g.
/Users/alex/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives/2021-05-08/ServiceLocator 08.05.2021, 15.35.xcarchive
To change location
xcodebuild archive -archivePath "<some_path>/<some_name>.xcarchive" <...>
//or
Xcode -> Preferences... -> Locations -> Locations -> Archives
To show Organizer
Window -> Organizer -> Archives
Solution 3:[3]
Just to add to this since I'm unable to edit @Codo's answer, but for my version of Xcode (12.3) there was no Archive icon in the top middle. Just a slight difference. Instead, going to Window > Organizer opened a window displaying all my Archives for the current project. Right clicking each shows a menu to delete Archive entries or you can Show in Finder.
Show in Finder shows mine are currently located at /Users/username/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives and within that directory there's a folder for each date which contains an Archive.
Solution 4:[4]
if you choose any ios simulator iphone 7 or iphone 8 or any simulateur you have to change this select to ( Any ios Device ) after that the archive option will display
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| Solution 4 | Abdel Rahman Kamhawy |