How to enable indexing in Xcode?

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I disabled indexing to get speed back, it worked! Now I upgraded my RAM from 4gb to 8gb and would like to give it a try again. I used this code in terminal the 1st time: ``` defaults write com.apple.dt.XCode IDEIndexDisable 1 ``` I tried this code and restarted, didn't work: ``` defaults write com.apple.dt.XCode IDEIndexEnable 1 ``` Anyone know another command?

Accepted Answer

Defaults are a name-value store per domain. The setting's domain here is `com.apple.dt.Xcode`. The setting's name is `IDEIndexDisable`. You set this to 1. To undo this, you need to remove the setting, not add another one with a different name.

Based on the command you entered the first time, use this:

```
defaults delete com.apple.dt.Xcode IDEIndexDisable
```

While you're at it, you should delete the key you added as well:

```
defaults delete com.apple.dt.Xcode IDEIndexEnable
```

(Note that `com.apple.dt.XCode` with the capital C is a past mistake, likely yours, that shouldn't really matter on case insensitive file systems like Mac OS X uses by default.)

How to enable indexing in Xcode?

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