Question about deleting a software.

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  1. jinxednuance, Feb 15, 2011

    jinxednuance macrumors regular

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    From my experience with my new Macbook, I realize that I cannot uninstall a software. I asked people from Apple and they said the beauty of a Mac is that once you delete an application, everything deletes with it.

    I found that not to be true because (and I cannot remember what application it was), I deleted once a software and reinstalled it, it kept my login information!

    So my question is, how can I completely delete a software making sure there is no track of it or files here or there.

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  2. ECUpirate44, Feb 15, 2011

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    Removing the app itself removes 99% of the application. The leftovers can be found in the library>application support and library> preferences. There may be a few other places. Be careful though because erasing something by mistake could cause problems.
     
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  3. GGJstudios, Feb 15, 2011

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  4. jinxednuance, Feb 15, 2011

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    Ok, thanks!
     
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