Bugged Xcode 12.1 download from App Store

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Created Oct ’20

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Hello!

I have trouble updating my Xcode to version 12.1. Since version 12.0 I have constant troubles with updating(Not enough storage space to upgrade - I have over 70gb of free space) but update to 12.1 failed and I had to remove Xcode from my Mac. Now when I try to download it again it either downloads(5gb from 11gb total took like 12 hours) or stays at 0kb downloaded.

Troubleshooting steps I did:

Restart my Mac, log out of AppStore and log back in - no success.
Clear AppStore cache files, remove old Xcode folders like "Developers" - no success
I cannot update macOS - I'm running latest 10.15.7(I don't use beta software).
I've performed clean install of my macOS Catalina from Recovery - that also didn't helped at all.
Wi-Fi connection and stable and with decent speed.
Apple macOS updates/AppStore service are available on dashboard with green status

I wondering if something is damaged with my Mac because I feel like I've done everything I can to troubleshoot this issue.

Has anyone encountered similar issue to mine and maybe figured out a solution to this issue? Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

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onurs OP

Oct ’20

Has been bothering me for 2 days. Finally decided to use the link from RhenzZee's reply.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10335747/how-to-download-xcode-dmg-or-xip-file

Download, extract, install. Works.

ZackMuc OP

Oct ’20

But then there is no automatic update :(

shuja_ud_din OP

Oct ’20

Same here, App Store consistently fails to update Xcode 12.0.1 to 12.1, i tried completely removing xcode from my mac, i have over 100 GB of free space, but still it downloads all xcode from 0 to 11.... gb and fails at installing it.
I have tried all methods explained in this question but no success.
Xcode 12.1 xip is not available too at the moment.

Svilcata OP

Oct ’20

It works for me this morning :). I managed to successfully download and install Xcode. Good luck to everyone else!