How to tell if Firefox uninstall has gotten everything?

[knew2mack]

I did an uninstall of Firefox, wanting to just go back and start over, clean. I went into my profile & deleted that (after saving to USB). Now I'm wondering abt getting rid of the icon and how do I check to make sure there is nothing at all on my computer.

Isn't that what I want in the event I just want to start over? I love Firefox and just want to get it back on my system, operating properly.

Thanks everyone for your detailed step by step explanations.....remember, I am knew2mack......still!!!

dawn

 

[angelwatt]

Deleting,

• the Firefox.app from the Applications folder,
• your profile (which you found; ~/Library Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/),
• and preferences files (~/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox.plist)

should be good enough to reset Firefox for you.

 

[knew2mack]

Ok thanks.....

what about the icon? Does that just stay??

 

[Hellhammer]

Ok thanks.....

what about the icon? Does that just stay??

Does it stay where? If it's still in the Applications folder, then it was not deleted. If it's in Dock, then just drag it away from Dock and it will disappear.

 

[GGJstudios]

To manually remove an application and all associated files:

1. Launch Finder and search for the app name (hopefully unique, such as Skype)
2. You can narrow the search to specific folders or search your whole Mac
3. Searching "File Name" vs "Contents" usually provides better results.
4. Click the + button below the search term to add criteria
5. Click the "Album" drop-down and select "System files"
6. Click the "Don't include" and change to "include"
7. Sort by name, kind, date, etc. to identify components of the app, such as folders, .plist files, cache files. etc.
8. Delete all files and folders related to the app.
9. Don't empty your Trash until you've determined that everything is working OK, in case you need to restore something you deleted by accident.
10. A reboot might be necessary to completely remove some apps.