Cannot remove iOS simulator receipt files from Trash I was trying to use the iOS7 simulator in El Capitan in Xcode 6.4, deleted it, reinstalled it etc. Part of that was dragging iOS 7.1.simruntime from /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes to Trash. Now I want to empty the Trash and it does not work.


Open Trash, click "Empty": "The operation can’t be completed because the item “iOS 7.1.simruntime” is in use"
Terminal: 



mba7:.Trash fsc$ rm -rf iOS\ 7.1.simruntime
rm: iOS 7.1.simruntime/System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.iPhoneSimulatorSDK7_1.bom: Operation not permitted
rm: iOS 7.1.simruntime/System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.iPhoneSimulatorSDK7_1.plist: Operation not permitted
rm: iOS 7.1.simruntime/System/Library/Receipts: Operation not permitted
rm: iOS 7.1.simruntime/System/Library: Directory not empty
rm: iOS 7.1.simruntime/System: Directory not empty
rm: iOS 7.1.simruntime: Directory not empty
mba7:.Trash fsc$ 



Terminal: "sudo"



mba7:.Trash fsc$ sudo rm -rf iOS\ 7.1.simruntime
... same error



"lsof" (output manually wrapped)



mba7:.Trash fsc$ sudo lsof | grep "simruntime"
com.apple 743            root  txt       REG                1,4     
58608            21307311 /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/
iOS 8.4.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot
/usr/lib/system/host/liblaunch_sim.dylib


I already restarted several times, tried to change permissions etc.

What other steps can I take to get rid of the files?
You need to disable System Integrity Protection (SIP).


Reboot the Mac in Recovery mode : Hold down Command + R after you hear the startup chime
Launch the terminal (Utilities > Terminal)
csrutil disable
Reboot
Empty your trash
Reboot again in Recovery mode
Launch the terminal
csrutil enable
Reboot