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May 26, 2007

Removing Java Templates from Xcode

After reading It's All Too Much by Peter Walsh and making progress in clutter management of the house, I decided it is worth to do the same in my laptop.

Now that Java is officially (and for good reasons) retired from OS X application development it is time to send it out of sight. Apple's Xcode offers an option to skip Java documentation during the install. Sadly, there are still quite a few Java-related features remaining. For example, the New Project assistant contains a lot of Java projects: Xcode Java templates

Fortunately, it is easy to get rid of them — simply delete the following folders, restart Xcode and get your productivity soar to the new heights:

/Library/Application Support/Apple/Developer Tools/File Templates/Pure Java
/Library/Application Support/Apple/Developer Tools/Project Templates/Java
/Library/Application Support/Apple/Developer Tools/Target Templates/Java
/Library/Application Support/Apple/Developer Tools/Target Templates/Legacy/Java