uninstaling programs but then

[siggybert]

hi ,

i ma new mac users so i am tryng to find alternative programs to the once i used under windows .

some are ok some i , 'move to trash' and look for eayser to use.

when i dont need program anymore i ' move to trash ' the program in my aplications.

is that enough?
i know mac is differnet , but under windows you needed to run several cleaning programs regularly to clean up all the bits and pieces left behind ....

greetings B

 

[miles01110]

For 99% of Mac apps, moving the application icon in your Applications folder to the trash is going to eliminate the vast majority of the disk space that application takes up. There are preference files (small, a few kB) that remain, which you can remove using one of the programs listed here.

Important exceptions to this rule are Microsoft Office and any of the Adobe apps, for which you should use the included uninstallers.

 

[siggybert]

tnx alot for super fast reply you use them all 4 ?

 

[KingYaba]

No need to use all four. Pick one and go for it. Check out http://alternativeto.net/ for alternative programs and check out http://www.opensourcemac.org/ as well.

 

[iAlexG]

If you feel you want to clean up everything an App leaves behind then use AppDelete. Just drag an app to the AppDelete windows and it will find associated files and delete them

 

[Sambo110]

But it's fine just moving it to the trash, the small preference files take up no space and are there if you ever get the app again.