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# FileManager.SearchPathDirectory.developerApplicationDirectory

Developer applications (`/Developer/Applications`).

```
case developerApplicationDirectory
```

## Discussion

Deprecated: As of Xcode 4.3, there is no longer a Developer Application directory directory; instead, Xcode.app is a self-contained application that gets installed in the user’s Applications directory, by default, although it can be put anywhere.

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