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Removing Developer Tools?
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Yup. Just drag the file to the Trash. Don't worry about anything. It. Just. Works. Sometimes.
Mach is so amazing.
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JK. Yes, to completely remove them though, you might want to do a quick look in ~/Library/ and look for the names of Dev apps - someone want to verify if they store stuffs in there?
Mach is so amazing.
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JK. Yes, to completely remove them though, you might want to do a quick look in ~/Library/ and look for the names of Dev apps - someone want to verify if they store stuffs in there?
dragging the developer folder to the trash doesnt uninstall everything. theres still lots of files left over in the main library and the system library.
open the "About Xcode Tools" pdf in the developer folder and search for "uninstall". theres a few unix commands there that will do the trick. use the terminal in the utilities folder to exceute these commands. make sure you type them correctly. the safest way is to copy and paste them but dont copy the dollar sign.
open the "About Xcode Tools" pdf in the developer folder and search for "uninstall". theres a few unix commands there that will do the trick. use the terminal in the utilities folder to exceute these commands. make sure you type them correctly. the safest way is to copy and paste them but dont copy the dollar sign.
Drag the applications into something like AppZapper. This will also grab all the related preferences and files that can take up a lot of disk space.
Not the above isn't necessary, it's only if you want to do a "full" uninstall to gain back disk space.
thats because those commands use a shell script thats in the developer folder. if youve already deleted it then dont worry. if you want to delete every file that the developer tools installs i can send you the script if you want.
Quillz said:
well if your a neat freak like me and want to remove every file that dev tools installed and get all your disk space back then the unix commands are the best bet.
the shell script is called uninstall-devtools and is in /Developer/Library. double clicking on it wont work. make sure you put the developer folder back where it was and then try the unix commands in the XCode pdf again they should work. i uninstalled the tiger dev tools before leopard came out to gain some disk space using this method as i knew leopard would have new dev tools.
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please explain what i should do with this unix command cuz it no work
sudo <Xcode directory>/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
please explain what i should do with this unix command cuz it no work
sudo <Xcode directory>/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
open the About XCode Tools.pdf in the Developer folder and read "Uninstalling Xcode 3.0 Developer Tools" very carefully. are you sure you highlighted the unix command properly? did you exclude the $ sign?
hmm i didnt look at the command properly as i used it a while ago. try replacing "<Xcode directory>" with "/Developer"
i assume they wrote it like that for power users who have different setups with the developer tools installed in a different directory. sorry i missed that!!
i assume they wrote it like that for power users who have different setups with the developer tools installed in a different directory. sorry i missed that!!
Hi, I did exactly the same thing and installed it just to see what it was. Now I want to uninstall it and yes I am a neat freak like you and want it completely rid of... I tried the scripts and they don't work!
I tried that last way you mentioned
sudo /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
and got this...
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
Password:
So then I tried to type my password and it wouldn't let me type anything in it... Please help! This is bugging me. I want it off because I don't even (know how to) use it.
I tried that last way you mentioned
sudo /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
and got this...
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
Password:
So then I tried to type my password and it wouldn't let me type anything in it... Please help! This is bugging me. I want it off because I don't even (know how to) use it.
you are typing, but what you typed doesn't show up
If I am right, the system doesn't even show a '*' when you type. but you are actually typing. I tried that script before, and it worked for my uninstallation of the XCode...Howevery, why do you want to remove your XCode? I think that's the easiest way to get things like gcc on Leopard...
Hi, I did exactly the same thing and installed it just to see what it was. Now I want to uninstall it and yes I am a neat freak like you and want it completely rid of... I tried the scripts and they don't work!
I tried that last way you mentioned
sudo /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
and got this...
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
Password:
So then I tried to type my password and it wouldn't let me type anything in it... Please help! This is bugging me. I want it off because I don't even (know how to) use it.
If I am right, the system doesn't even show a '*' when you type. but you are actually typing. I tried that script before, and it worked for my uninstallation of the XCode...Howevery, why do you want to remove your XCode? I think that's the easiest way to get things like gcc on Leopard...
Hey, thanks. I posted this in the programming section and managed to get some help and fix it.
I don't even know what "gcc" is?!!!?!? hahah now see why I want to remove it? I was just messing about on it (not understanding a thing).
I still don't have a resolution to this problem...
Sure glad you guys seem to have figured it out. I have no idea what you are talking about. HOW do I get this stuff off my computer? I need you to be MUCH more clear about what you are talking about, because I am totally lost. It took me an hour to even figure out what a terminal window is. So can you PLEASE EXPLAIN the steps you are talking about?
I got to the same step as reaganjh a couple posts back... I entered:
sudo <Xcode directory>/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
into the terminal window, and got the same error.
So then you guys start talking about '*'s... and then you are happy that the problem is resolved... What??? What did I miss, because I have no clue what you are talking about. Please help me, and please explain clearly what you are talking about because I am totally lost.
Sure glad you guys seem to have figured it out. I have no idea what you are talking about. HOW do I get this stuff off my computer? I need you to be MUCH more clear about what you are talking about, because I am totally lost. It took me an hour to even figure out what a terminal window is. So can you PLEASE EXPLAIN the steps you are talking about?
I got to the same step as reaganjh a couple posts back... I entered:
sudo <Xcode directory>/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
into the terminal window, and got the same error.
So then you guys start talking about '*'s... and then you are happy that the problem is resolved... What??? What did I miss, because I have no clue what you are talking about. Please help me, and please explain clearly what you are talking about because I am totally lost.
Open terminal and paste this:
sudo /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
Then it should ask for your password. Type it in (it will not show up that anything is typing). That is what I did! It should work for you.
problem solved!
Ok, awesome, it finally worked! THANK YOU! Sorry I was a bit frustrated yesterday, but I just couldn't figure out what the problem was. For those of you not clear, the answer is: when you type your password, there will be no visual indicator to let you know that your keyboard inputs are registering, but they ARE. Type in your password, even though it looks like nothing is happening, then hit "return", and it'll work.
But, curiously, my terminal today didn't even try to give me the "warning: improper use of the sudo code... ..." message today. Not sure what changed, but it seems like it did things differently today.
Ok, awesome, it finally worked! THANK YOU! Sorry I was a bit frustrated yesterday, but I just couldn't figure out what the problem was. For those of you not clear, the answer is: when you type your password, there will be no visual indicator to let you know that your keyboard inputs are registering, but they ARE. Type in your password, even though it looks like nothing is happening, then hit "return", and it'll work.
But, curiously, my terminal today didn't even try to give me the "warning: improper use of the sudo code... ..." message today. Not sure what changed, but it seems like it did things differently today.