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I am about to install XCode 6 Beta and it asked to close the already running XCode 5.1.1.

Will it overwrite XCode 5.1.1,O or will XCode 6 be a separate installation?

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It shouldn't override it only the full version should override, it hasn't in the past anyway but I can't remember if it will replace as the default application when it opens projects up. –  Popeye Jun 3 at 9:31
It's a separate app. –  CW0007007 Jun 3 at 9:35

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No, it has a different name: Xcode6-Beta rather than the normal Xcode.

Screenshot of Applications folder under OSX 10.10

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Naming does not make any sense. But it was asking for installation after I double clicked on its icon. Usually XCode just open on its icon click. –  Vaibhav Saran Jun 3 at 10:02
@VaibhavSaran That's not "installation" which is simply to copy it to /Applications. What you were referring to is setting-up of the developer components etc. –  trojanfoe Jun 3 at 11:48
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Yes it is a different installation.

It was the first time that XCode asked for installation after coping it to the Applications folder. Usually, after coping XCode from its .dmg file, I rename it and runs it.

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I have several XCode versions in my Applications folder. I got confused when it asked to close the existing XCode 5.1.1 during installation, since it never happened before.

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