how to remove Aperture completely from MAC?

[Twe Foju]

as there is no uninstaller package for it?

really need help for this

thanks

 

[John T]

Just drag it into the trash ..... If you want to be really thorough, you can, with care, "spotlight" files relevant to "Aperture" and delete these too.

 

[Twe Foju]

is that the only way to uninstall Aperture?

i mean, i could use CleanApp if the way to uninstall it is by dragging it to the Trash anyway

so the question is, is Aperture meant to be dragged to the trash to get it uninstalled?

 

[motulist]

For most intents and purposes, the only thing you ever need to do to uninstall any app is just drag it to the trash.

p.s., it's written "Mac," not MAC. It's a small but not insignificant difference.

 

[Twe Foju]

ok thanks, because it just seems awkward

ive been using Windows almost whole my life

and been using add-remove program to remove apps

so when on Mac, uninstalling an apps by moving it to trash is hard to accept at the 1st time 😀

 

[krye]

You can't just drag it to the trash. I installed Aperture when it was 1.0. It was several Gigs. Once I launched the app, it told me that it was not compatible with my Intel Mac. So I tried to uninstall it. I didn't know how. It turns out that the "Aperture.app" icon in the Applications folder is only like 43 Megs. It's clearly not the whole installation. All the other stuff is scattered all around you Mac in your Library, Prefernces, Samples, etc etc.

I never understood why Apple doesn't have a native application uninstaller built into the OS. It kills me. You needs something like AppCleaner or App Zapper to do the job.

 

[John T]

You can't just drag it to the trash.

Yes you can - that is the correct procedure.

turns out that the "Aperture.app" icon in the Applications folder is only like 43 Megs.

That's strange! Mine's nearly 200Meg!

the other stuff is scattered all around you Mac in your Library, Prefernces, Samples, etc etc.

These are usually small inconsequential files which do not have to be removed because they are so small and take up negligible disc space, however they can be removed - please read my original post!

For additional info see this...

I never understood why Apple doesn't have a native application uninstaller built into the OS.

Because, unlike Windows, it doesn't need one - see above!

 

[Twe Foju]

You needs something like AppCleaner or App Zapper to do the job.

yes, that seems to be only the way

AppCleaner seems to be the "uninstaller" version of windows on Mac

because it will remove anything that is related to the apps you want to uninstall

right to the root, library, samples, etc etcc etcc

 

[krye]

Yes you can - that is the correct procedure.


That's strange! Mine's nearly 200Meg!


These are usually small inconsequential files which do not have to be removed because they are so small and take up negligible disc space, however they can be removed - please read my original post!

For additional info see this...



Because, unlike Windows, it doesn't need one - see above!

Strange that my installation was so different than yours.

 

[John T]

Strange that my installation was so different than yours.

Yes - 196.8MB to be exact.

 

[ltldrummerboy]

Apptrap, Appzapper. Apptrap asks you if you want to delete you app completely when you drag it to the trash. It's a nice background plugin.