Hi, I was just wondering how to properly delete stuff such as widget or programs I've downloaded to try and didn't like. I have been just dragging and dropping into the trash, but I fear that I may be leaving other files behind by mistake. Thanks.
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Properly Deleting
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I payed for a little program called app zapper which works well. I drag an app into it, and it will come up with the application, preference files, and anything else related to it. I simply hit the zap button and it's all deleted.
There may be a free program that does similar though, not sure. For widgets I think it's fine to just delete the widget normally.
There may be a free program that does similar though, not sure. For widgets I think it's fine to just delete the widget normally.
AppCleaner, AppZapper and AppDelete mostly only delete .plist files along with the app, which are small text files. They leave behind much larger files. None of those three are very effective.
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