Xcode 7.0 - Could not open document

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Supertecnoboff OP
Created Sep ’15
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Hi,


I recently upgraded to Xcode 7.0 via the Mac App Store. I have been having an error recently which I have been unable to resolve. Basically, when I try to build (or build and run) my Xcode project (which is an iOS 9 app), I get the following error "LaunchScreen.storyboard - Could not open document".


I have tried so many different methods of trying to resolve the problem, but alas, they have all failed. Here are the methods that I tried:


  • Restart Xcode (Didn't work).
  • Clean and rebuild project (Didn't work).
  • Restart Mac (Didn't work).
  • Reinstall Xcode 7 from the Mac App Store (Didn't work).
  • Delete the "User/Library/Developer" folder and reinstall Xcode 7 from the Mac App Store (Didn't work).
  • Delete the contents of the "Derived Data" folder and rebuild the application (Didn't work).
  • Installed Xcode 7 on a different Mac (Still got the same issue, even with a new Xcode project).
  • I tried the solution in this Stack Overflow question: http://stackoverflow.com/a/31614717/1598906 - But alas it did not work.
  • Finally, I tried the following Terminal command with no avail: 
    $ sudo killall -9 ibtoold (Didn't work)
  • Obviously I have always cleaned by project and build folder before building my application (Didn't work).


Below is the error log I am getting from Xcode 7.0:


CompileStoryboard BloodyTest/Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.storyboard
    cd "/Users/daniel_sadjadian_2/Desktop/Test/BloodyTest"
    export PATH="/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/usr/bin:/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
    export XCODE_DEVELOPER_USR_PATH=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/..
    /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/ibtool --errors --warnings --notices --module BloodyTest --output-partial-info-plist /Users/daniel_sadjadian_2/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/BloodyTest-dqhxemnfmeljzncdtjhgruuqqnby/Build/Intermediates/BloodyTest.build/Debug-iphoneos/BloodyTest.build/LaunchScreen-SBPartialInfo.plist --auto-activate-custom-fonts --target-device iphone --minimum-deployment-target 9.0 --output-format human-readable-text --compilation-directory /Users/daniel_sadjadian_2/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/BloodyTest-dqhxemnfmeljzncdtjhgruuqqnby/Build/Intermediates/BloodyTest.build/Debug-iphoneos/BloodyTest.build/Base.lproj /Users/daniel_sadjadian_2/Desktop/Test/BloodyTest/Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.storyboard
2015-09-21 10:12:34.619 ibtoold[596:7807] [MT] IBPlatformTool: *** Failed to launch tool with description <IBCocoaTouchPlatformToolDescription: 0x7fbceae543b0> System content 1x for IBCocoaTouchFramework-EightAndLater w/ default fidelity: Failed to find or create execution context for description <IBCocoaTouchPlatformToolDescription: 0x7fbceae543b0> System content 1x for IBCocoaTouchFramework-EightAndLater w/ default fidelity: Failed to find a suitable device for the type SimDeviceType : com.apple.dt.Xcode.IBSimDeviceType.iPad-1x with runtime SimRuntime : 9.0 (13A340) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-9-0 (Failure reason: Failed to create SimDeviceSet at path /Users/daniel_sadjadian_2/Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/IB Support/Simulator Devices. You'll want to check the logs in ~/Library/Logs/CoreSimulator to see why creating the SimDeviceSet failed.)
2015-09-21 10:12:34.678 ibtoold[596:7807] [MT] IBPlatformTool: Failed to write out diagnostics for marshalling failure: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=516 "Failed to write out diagnostics for failure" UserInfo=0x7fbceb58c560 {NSLocalizedDescription=Failed to write out diagnostics for failure, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fbceb588110 "Failed to setup directory for failure diagnostics"}
/ com.apple.ibtool.errors */
/Users/daniel_sadjadian_2/Desktop/Test/BloodyTest/Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.storyboard: error: Could not open document
    Recovery Suggestion: Failed to connect with the iOS agent. Please file a bug report at bugreport.apple.com.
    Underlying Errors:
        Description: Failed to find or create execution context for description <IBCocoaTouchPlatformToolDescription: 0x7fbceae543b0> System content 1x for IBCocoaTouchFramework-EightAndLater w/ default fidelity
        Underlying Errors:
            Description: Failed to find a suitable device for the type SimDeviceType : com.apple.dt.Xcode.IBSimDeviceType.iPad-1x with runtime SimRuntime : 9.0 (13A340) - com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-9-0
            Failure Reason: Failed to create SimDeviceSet at path /Users/daniel_sadjadian_2/Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/IB Support/Simulator Devices. You'll want to check the logs in ~/Library/Logs/CoreSimulator to see why creating the SimDeviceSet failed.


The last few interesting points to note are as follows:


  • There is no option for mew to select an iOS simulator from the Devices list.
  • I opened "Window->Devices" and tried to add an iOS simulator, but whenever I select "Create", nothing happens.
  • Everytime I try to open one of the storyboard files in Xcode 7.0 - it crashes....


Thanks for your time, Dan.

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blahartinger OP
Sep ’15

I had this same error when building a command line build on my Jenkins based build server. This is the ONLY post online that I could find that was related. It appears that after I installed the iOS 8.4 simulator in XCode 7 that this problem went away. Hopefully that helps you as well!

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Supertecnoboff OP
Sep ’15

Thank you so much for your reply.... I was feeling left out in the dark here.... Well I jsut tried that, I went into the Xcode preferences menu and downloaded the iOS 8.4 simulator.


The problem I have now is, how do I add it? I went to the "Windows -> Devices" menu and clicked the plus button to create an iOS 8.4 simualtor. But when I press the "Create" button in the popup, nothing happens.


Do you know how I can fix this? Also could this be related to the fact that when I try to just open the iOS simulator app, it just crashes and closes??


Thanks for your time 🙂

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blahartinger OP
Sep ’15

I'm not sure I can be of any help on this one...an 8.4 sim for all devices appeared in the list for me to run after installing 8.4 int he prefs menu. I am also able to create new simulators for iOS9 or 8 in Windows->Devices area. The simulator app just crashes eh? Are you running the latest version of Yosemite or El Capitan beta? And although I don't see it listed in things you tried, I assume you have tried cleaning/formating the simulator?

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Supertecnoboff OP
Sep ’15

Ah right I see. Yes I am running the latest version of OS X Yosemite and Xcode 7.0 from the Mac App Store. I can't clean the simulator becuase when I open it, it just crashes. However, the watch simulator does open, but it just pops up with an error saying that no simulator/device exists, thus why I wanted to create one in the Devices menu, but alas that didn't work . Hmmm..... I have started to wonder if there is something wrong with my iOS simulator installation.


I know how to delete and re-install Xcode 7.0 (you simply delete it from the Applications folder and download/install it again from the Mac App Store)..... BUT..... how do you reset the "Library->Developer" folder? And how do you reset all the file associated with Xcode 7.0 which are stored in other locations on your Mac?


The reason I ask this, is because after re-installing Xcode 7.0 from the Mac App Store twice, I am still getting the exact same problem.... So yeah, I was thinking that maybe the Mac App Store doesn't reset the Developer folder and all the other simulator files/etc....


Do you know how to do a complete FRESH installation of Xcode 7.0 and ALL the related files that it needs?

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Supertecnoboff OP
Sep ’15

iOS 9.0.1 has just been released.... I hope this means that there might be an Xcode 7.0.1 update.... If so, that might fix my issue.

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blahartinger OP
Sep ’15

There's probably more details you can google around. But maybe try deleting the ~/Library/Developer and /Library/Developer directories as well as xcode and reinstall it as well as the xcode command line tools. Also, have you tried xcode 7.1? beta 2 is out here https://developer.apple.com/xcode/download/

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Supertecnoboff OP
Sep ’15

How do you do you reinstall the Xcode command line tools and whats the difference between "~/Library/Developer" and "/Library/Developer"?


Thanks 🙂

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Supertecnoboff OP
Oct ’15
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I finally got it to work!! After all the reinstalling/restarting/updating. Nothing worked. I noticed that some of the Xcode 7.0 files were for some reason corrupted. So for the 4th time, I reinstallted Xcode 7.0 and reinstalling Xcode componenets. I then waited for both the 7.0.1 update and OS X El Capitan. After updating to Xcode 7.0.1 and OS X El Capitan, all the issues were fixed!


Wahoo 🙂

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wedo OP
Oct ’15

Deleting the folders worked for me. (~/Library/Developer and /Library/Developer)

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NanoCarlos OP
Feb ’19

Another things I would check it's what command line you are using.


I had to use a different version and I changed them with :


sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode8.app/Contents/Developer/


( You can also change it in the XCode/Preferences/Location )


I think my problem was that I was using the version 8.1


You can see the comand line you are using with:


xcode-select -p
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