Where is the CoreSimulator directory in Xcode 15

Question

Xcode 15 do not has built-in platforms and need extra download to somewhere

Do not exist at somewhere like /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot

Answer 1

It's at /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Images/*.dmg.

If you have multiple dmgs, the images.plist file will indicate which one you need.

Answer 2

To add to @Saafo’s question and answer:

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In order to mount the iOS, watchOS, tvOS, or visionOS simulator disk images from /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Images, you need to copy them to Desktop for example, otherwise you’ll get “permission denied” error.

Once you mount any of the copied disk images, open the volume and on it:

1. Go to Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/PLATFORM XX.X.simruntime
2. Right-click on .simruntime file and select Show Package Contents
3. In newly opened folder, go to Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot

Now you have access to simulator root directory.