A simple but maybe a dumb question about Dashboard widgets.

[ozziegn]

How do I uninstall or delete a widget from my Dashboard? I see where you can disable them but that doesn't actually delete them from my computer does it?

 

[sammich]

How are you 'disabling' the widgets? I'm pretty sure (i'm not in front of my mac atm) that in the 'Manage Widgets' widget, there is a red circle with a '-' sign in it. Clicking on that will delete the widget.

 

[PlaceofDis]

open dashboard, hit the plus on the bottom left, click on widgets, here you can delete/disable. the check disables, the red minus on the right deletes.

note: you can't delete the preinstalled ones.

 

[ozziegn]

thanks for the tip. I installed a downloaded widget that I didn't like so it's gone.

 

[motulist]

An even more convenient way is to simply hold down the option key when you're hovering over a widget, which'll make the (X) close icon appear.

 

[PlaceofDis]

An even more convenient way is to simply hold down the option key when you're hovering over a widget, which'll make the (X) close icon appear.

that will just close it. still shows up in the bar though when going through them, which disabling gets rid of.