Neither - they really don't do anything you cannot do yourself easily.
Yes, but with AppCleaner it's faster and easier.Neither - they really don't do anything you cannot do yourself easily.
That's why you always do a once-over of everything that is being deleted to make sure nothing of importance goes with an application when deleting. Though, I'm curious as to what situation you or someone else has been in where AppCleaner deleted something essential?The app cleaner type stuff can easily remove something you don't want removed and then you can be up the creek.
Yes, but with AppCleaner it's faster and easier.![]()
I have AppCleaner, but always follow up using this method to make sure nothing is left behind.
Actually, skipping the AppCleaner step, and going directly to the linked method is more effective.
Neither - they really don't do anything you cannot do yourself easily.
I've used and quite like AppCleaner. It was free and does a better job than just dragging a program to the trash.
Thank you. I've never seen that post. I'll start trying that.
I went into my actual "library" the other day and found all kinds of folders and scripts from old applications that I thought had died long ago....
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But that can be a very long and involved process if the program has files scattered across your system. Is this really the method you use?
Not really. Just use spotlight and also look here:But that can be a very long and involved process if the program has files scattered across your system. Is this really the method you use?