DAP plugin for Safari

[drumpat01]

ok i installed Download Accelerator Plus for my iBook and after a few trys decided to get rid of it. So i doubled clicked the uninstall icon, but nothing really happened. The icon appeard in the dock for like 2 seconds then went away. I figured well i guess thats it and drug everything else into the trash. Well when i went to download anything from then on I get this error message that says

"DapPlugin is unsable to find Download Accelerator Plus Application.
please make sure to launch DAP to complete installatioon."

then safari takes me to a page that says....

"Safari can't find the file. No file exists at the address “/Applications/Dap.app/Contents/Resources/PluginPage.htm”.

So i figured maybe the plug in wasn't gone. I did a spotlight search for everything that had DAP in it and trashed it all, but i still get the same message. i even tried running Firefox and it gives me the same message too. I ran firefox in safe mode and still the same message. I looked at Safari's list of installed plug ins and it says its still there but I cant i've searched for the plug in file and its not anywhere on the mac.

Somebody help me. Id like to be able to download stuff again.

 

[pulsewidth947]

What about installing it again then trying the uninstaller one more time?

Download catchers usually have a key that bypasses the program - shift, alt, cmd, one of those.. Try pressing one of them if you need to redownload the program. What about ctrl+clicking, does that give you an option?

If the worst comes to the worst, get firefox off someone and use that to download (then ditch safari and all its crashing goodness!)
- Sorry didnt see that you'd already tried that!

BTW - I just looked on DAP's website and it says:

How can I uninstall Download Accelerator Plus?

To uninstall DAP please run the Uninstall App and then just delete Dap.app.
Please make sure all your Internet browsers are closed.

Good luck

:EDIT: I presume you've done all the usual - repair permissions, trash preferences, reset safari (backup safari bookmarks first), restart mac?

 

[lem0n]

I have the same case as the OP and I've tried everything, the uninstall progrmam that is included doesn't work. It appear for a spilt second and dissapear right awayand now web browser says I need the DAP plugin, but I can download like normal but Alt + click the file

 

[naurnah]

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[exdc]

Here's how to uninstall DAP 2.1.0

I installed this app a few days ago, couldn't see it helped anything, only noticeable change was it was harder to find my downloads. Uninstalled it. I thought. Uninstalled it again. Repaired permissions etc. Each time I uninstalled, like you I got the messages about not being able to find the plugin etc. Here's what you do. Go ahead and use "Uninstall" - it doesn't appear to hurt, but it's not enough. Do like Speed Bit says and also erase the DAP app. Since we know that is not enough there's a final step: look inside the Users Library folder, in the folder for Contextual Menu Items. Find the file DapCMI.plugin and erase it. Now find the Internet Plug-Ins Folder, and erase the DapPlugin. Now go the same Library folder, open the Preferences folder, and find and erase the files com.SpeedBit.Download_Accelerator_Config.plist and com.SpeedBit.Download_Accelerator_Temp.plist. With a bit of luck it's fixed.

Absolute final step: Do not re-install. Anyone that produces sw with a well-known consistent bug and doesn't squarely address the consistent bug in so many terms doesn't deserve space on our drives.
/exdc

 

[majorlafrime]

remerciements

I installed this app a few days ago, couldn't see it helped anything, only noticeable change was it was harder to find my downloads. Uninstalled it. I thought. Uninstalled it again. Repaired permissions etc. Each time I uninstalled, like you I got the messages about not being able to find the plugin etc. Here's what you do. Go ahead and use "Uninstall" - it doesn't appear to hurt, but it's not enough. Do like Speed Bit says and also erase the DAP app. Since we know that is not enough there's a final step: look inside the Users Library folder, in the folder for Contextual Menu Items. Find the file DapCMI.plugin and erase it. Now find the Internet Plug-Ins Folder, and erase the DapPlugin. Now go the same Library folder, open the Preferences folder, and find and erase the files com.SpeedBit.Download_Accelerator_Config.plist and com.SpeedBit.Download_Accelerator_Temp.plist. With a bit of luck it's fixed.

Absolute final step: Do not re-install. Anyone that produces sw with a well-known consistent bug and doesn't squarely address the consistent bug in so many terms doesn't deserve space on our drives.
/exdc

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J'ai eu exactement le même problème (DAP uninstall faills).
Cela fonctionne à nouveau grâce à "exdc".
Je tiens à le remercier vivement et lui souhaiter mes meilleurs vœux pour 2009 !

 

[caraoka1]

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J'ai eu exactement le même problème (DAP uninstall faills).
Cela fonctionne à nouveau grâce à "exdc".
Je tiens à le remercier vivement et lui souhaiter mes meilleurs vœux pour 2009 !

I did what u said and now well when I am about to download a file, sarari or firefox error and quit, what is that <exdc> thing?

 

[toho8733]

I installed this app a few days ago, couldn't see it helped anything, only noticeable change was it was harder to find my downloads. Uninstalled it. I thought. Uninstalled it again. Repaired permissions etc. Each time I uninstalled, like you I got the messages about not being able to find the plugin etc. Here's what you do. Go ahead and use "Uninstall" - it doesn't appear to hurt, but it's not enough. Do like Speed Bit says and also erase the DAP app. Since we know that is not enough there's a final step: look inside the Users Library folder, in the folder for Contextual Menu Items. Find the file DapCMI.plugin and erase it. Now find the Internet Plug-Ins Folder, and erase the DapPlugin. Now go the same Library folder, open the Preferences folder, and find and erase the files com.SpeedBit.Download_Accelerator_Config.plist and com.SpeedBit.Download_Accelerator_Temp.plist. With a bit of luck it's fixed.

Absolute final step: Do not re-install. Anyone that produces sw with a well-known consistent bug and doesn't squarely address the consistent bug in so many terms doesn't deserve space on our drives.
/exdc

Thank you exdc!!! I've been trying to get rid of this thing for 2 years (no kidding) It was interferring with my downloads - some would, some wouldn't. Now that little devil has disappeared for good. One thing that was different from your instructions was I couldn't find a DapCMI.plugin in the Contextual Menu Items folder, but I may have deleted it before and don't remember. Everything else was done exactly as you said and wahoo!! it was gone and I could download everything finally. Thanks again.