How To Completely Delete An Application On A Mac

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Typically, yes, you can just drag it to the trash. But sometimes programs will leave little .plist files that track your individual settings. You can be sure that everything is completely nuked by getting a program like AppZapper or AppDelete.
 
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I've been very happy with appzapper.
 

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