Complete removal of applications

n1acguy · n1acguy #1 (**permalink**)

03-18-2008, 12:26 AM

Help.
I tried to transfer my Quickbooks data from my windows PC, and due to some specifics ended up with a failed install. I want to try to reinstall the QB program, but can't get it completely off. When I reinstall it already has my previously entered info. I have a new Mac with OSX 10.5.2 installed.
Intuit has not been able to help so far.
Alex

Brown Study · Brown Study #2 (**permalink**)

03-18-2008, 01:02 AM

Run a search of the Mac hard drive for Quickbooks, and trash everything it finds.

I have less faith in Spotlight finding everything, though, than I have with a free search program called EasyFind that you can download at versiontracker.com, among other places.

EasyFind searches in places that Spotlight doesn't, and it does not depend, as Spotlight does, on an indexing of the drive that could also miss stuff.

With EasyFind, a right click will trash files. But choosing Reveal in Finder, also with a right click, will take you to any files, among them those that may be deleted — depending on where they are — only by dragging them to the trash.

The price is right, too.

eschur21 · eschur21 #3 (**permalink**)

03-18-2008, 06:03 AM

AppDelete to remove everything...spotlight to find it.

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n1acguy #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 10	03-18-2008, 12:26 AM Help. I tried to transfer my Quickbooks data from my windows PC, and due to some specifics ended up with a failed install. I want to try to reinstall the QB program, but can't get it completely off. When I reinstall it already has my previously entered info. I have a new Mac with OSX 10.5.2 installed. Intuit has not been able to help so far. Alex
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Brown Study #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 11, 2004 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 1,964 Mac Specs: G4 — Tiger and OS 9	03-18-2008, 01:02 AM Run a search of the Mac hard drive for Quickbooks, and trash everything it finds. I have less faith in Spotlight finding everything, though, than I have with a free search program called EasyFind that you can download at versiontracker.com, among other places. EasyFind searches in places that Spotlight doesn't, and it does not depend, as Spotlight does, on an indexing of the drive that could also miss stuff. With EasyFind, a right click will trash files. But choosing Reveal in Finder, also with a right click, will take you to any files, among them those that may be deleted — depending on where they are — only by dragging them to the trash. The price is right, too.
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