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fodcj
If you want to uninstall software on a Mac is it simply a matter of going into Applications and deleting the folder or is there a better/proper way of doing this?
Nov 28, 08, 9:04 a.m. – Permalink
e-pill
use the install cd to uninstall...
unless you pirated it all...
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 9:05 a.m. – Permalink
silentseven
Get appdelete or appzapper it reads the resource fork and kills the prefs and plist and all the other settings files.
http://www.appzapper.com/
- snap– moop1/2
  Hahaha– silentseven2/2
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 9:05 a.m. – Permalink
moop
Try AppZapper
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 9:05 a.m. – Permalink
fodcj
Is that the only way? Not a problem as I do have the CDs somewhere but wondered if there was a solution like on PCs?
- isnt' this redundant? solution & pcs?– menos
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 9:06 a.m. – Permalink
fodcj
That is what I am after. Cheers guys.
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 9:08 a.m. – Permalink
fodcj
Along the same lines then, is there any good Mac software that gives your computer a good spring clean etc?
- < New question :)– fodcj1/4
  a glass of water poured over the keys will do wonders for your your mac, try it!! :P– e-pill2/4
  haha– fodcj3/4
  Disk Warrior– SoulFly4/4
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 9:10 a.m. – Permalink
monospaced
depends on the application
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 9:23 a.m. – Permalink
fodcj
AppZapper looks good for uninstalling software... now I'm looking for something to give my Mac a spring clean. Basically something to trawl through the hard drive etc.
- Disc Warrior– SoulFly
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 9:31 a.m. – Permalink
mirrorball
maccleanse is pretty good and macpilot too
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 9:38 a.m. – Permalink
menos
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 9:53 a.m. – Permalink
silentseven
Main menu is free and good.
http://www.santasw.com/
- +1 Main Menu is awesome– horton
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 10:22 a.m. – Permalink
KwesiJ
so for all macs are cut out to be they havn't even added an uninstall option...losers. PC 4 life.
- The uninstall feature on a PC doesn't work, i.e. it always leaves a tonne of files behind.. that is why you need registry cleans etc..– Infirm1/3
  The uninstall feature on a MAC doesn't exist.– moth2/3
  because it's not necessary
  and it's Mac, not MAC– monospaced3/3
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 10:24 a.m. – Permalink
moth
Yeah it sounds a bit shit really. Sounds like sloppy engineering if you need third party apps to uninstall shit.
How do you uninstall the uninstaller?
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 10:27 a.m. – Permalink
SoulFly
some application comes with the uninstaller in the application folder.
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 10:28 a.m. – Permalink
SoulFly
But to go back to your original question, yes it is a matter of deleting the application folder. But you need to also remove the preferences of the application in the preferences folder.
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 10:29 a.m. – Permalink
5timuli
This app is great when you're having issues.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.ph…
And DiskWarrior is worth buying.
http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrio…
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 10:36 a.m. – Permalink
drgss
i use exclusively pirated software
- +?– benfal99
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 10:38 a.m. – Permalink
benfal99
APPZAPPER is THE app.
worth to pay for. its cheap.
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 10:56 a.m. – Permalink
monospaced
"so for all macs are cut out to be they havn't even added an uninstall option...losers. PC 4 life."
The fact of the matter is that for most applications, dragging them to the trash is all you'll need to do to completely uninstall. Other programs stash files in the Application Support (system and/or user), the Preferences (system and/or user), and maybe something in the Documents folder. It's scary how simple it actually is on a Mac.
- +1– benfal991/3
  i'm being pretty ficecious ...< how the f do you spell that anyway– KwesiJ2/3
  no you weren't– monospaced3/3
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Dog-earNov 28, 08, 11:13 a.m. – Permalink
alicetheblue
If its CS2– Applications> folder "Creative Suite 2" > folder UNISTALLERS
CS3– Applications > Utilities > Adobe Installers > Add or Remove Adobe Creative Suite 3
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