xcode freezes macOS High Sierra

Hello!

Currently I'm facing the following issue:


Environment:

iMac 21.5'' (4K) (I think is irrelevant)

RAM: 8GB

GPU: 4GB

macOS High Sierra 13.3.3

Xcode 9.2 Build (9C40b)

Description:

While using the xcode storyboard editor, if I drop a UI control to the editor (any, label, combo box, viewController) the working icon appears, then the xcode freezes entirely the macOS, all services stop to work. the only way I have to recover control over my mac is pressing the turn on button a few seconds and turn it on again...

Additional info:

Sometimes, I can use xcode for a few hours, drag&drop controls, but sooner or later this issue is happening.

I can use xcode without using the storyboard editor as long as I want... any ideas what to do?

this was the directions from a Apple Support guy... let's reset the NVRAM!

But:... I did not reset the NVRAM yet... (I'm really upset about this) because you can't perfom this task using what is in the box of your iMac; because the keyboard is wireless so reseting NVRAM pressing Option, Command, P, and R is an impossible task. (I would get a wired keyboard to check if fix the issue)


Any ideas how to fix it and most importantly which is causing it to understand?


Thanks!

My opinion is that your 8GB ram isn't helping. Best to max physical ram in all cases.


What about your drive? SSD or HD? What capacity is it, and how much free space?


Note: There is no macOS High Sierra 13.3.3

xcode freezes macOS High Sierra
 
 
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