Index.noindex
Can I delete Index.noindex in Xcode DerivedData?
Index.noindex stores generated indexing data. Xcode can rebuild it, but rebuilding can take time and may interrupt an active development session.
The bounded answer
BuildSweep classifies a verified Index.noindex leaf as rebuildable. It still requires an exact review and revalidation before moving the leaf to Finder's Trash. It never treats your project source as part of this action.
A safer review sequence
- 1Finish or pause active builds and indexing work.
- 2Confirm the item is the exact Index.noindex leaf inside a supported DerivedData entry.
- 3Review the selected size and path in the frozen plan.
- 4Allow a later Xcode session time to rebuild its index.
Check the storage shape locally
Use the manual planner without sharing paths, project names, inventories, or exact values with VaultDevLabs.
Open the Xcode storage planner →Primary references and product boundary
- Apple: Running tests and interpreting results
- Apple: Distributing apps for beta testing and releases
- Apple: Managing files and folders in an Xcode project
Apple documents Xcode archives, test-result bundles, and project-file operations. The exact two-leaf action boundary described here is BuildSweep 1.0's deliberately narrower product policy, not a claim that Apple designates every DerivedData item as safe to remove.
Diagnose before you move anything
BuildSweep reviews supported Xcode-generated storage locally and requires an exact frozen plan before selected leaves move to Finder's Trash.
View BuildSweep in the Mac App Store