Download older version of Xcode?

I upgraded to Xcode 8 and now I really regret it. I'm trying to download Xcode 7.3.1 here: https://developer.apple.com/download/more/

It is a 4.8 GB file.

After three attempts - the download appears to finish around the 1-2 GB mark - and then I can't open or resume the download:

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How do I download this without the download being disrupted? Is there another place to download older version of Xcode?

Solution 1:

Try Google Chrome and curl:

Open Terminal
Open Google Chrome and go to Developer Apple downloads.
Scroll down to Xcode 7.3.1 and click the + sign.
open Google Chrome's Developer Tools (altcmdI) > Network panel
Click on Xcode 7.3.1.dmg to start the Xcode download
Right-click Xcode 7.3.1.dmg in the network panel > Copy as cURL
Stop the Xcode 7.3.1.dmg download on Google Chrome's Downloads page or in the status bar
Paste the content of the pasteboard to the Terminal window with cmdV and add -o Xcode7.3.1.dmg. Then hit the enter key.

Example:
```
curl 'http://adcdownload.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_7.3.1/Xcode_7.3.1.dmg' -H 'Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, ... <redacted> ...; as_dc=nwk; ADCDownloadAuth=<redacted>' -H 'Connection: keep-alive' --compressed -o Xcode7.3.1.dmg
```
If you add additionally -L -C - at the end (after the suggested -o Xcode7.3.1.dmg), you can resume previous downloads (i.e. download interrupted server-side).

I hope this works for you.