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How to COMPLETELY uninstall certain apps
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<blockquote data-quote="mrplow" data-source="post: 1555572" data-attributes="member: 38928"><p>Also remember that the plist is created by the app when first run. It's not part of the installation.</p><p></p><p>If you drag an app to applications, then drag it to trash no plist will exist.</p><p></p><p>So, technically, trashing the app 100% reverses the installation. </p><p></p><p></p><p>The plist is a file created by the app. You can't have files created by running an application trashed when you uninstall it. This, I suspect, is why the OS doesn't touch them. </p><p></p><p>Appcleaner et al will try and match plists to applications and give you the option of removing them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrplow, post: 1555572, member: 38928"] Also remember that the plist is created by the app when first run. It's not part of the installation. If you drag an app to applications, then drag it to trash no plist will exist. So, technically, trashing the app 100% reverses the installation. The plist is a file created by the app. You can't have files created by running an application trashed when you uninstall it. This, I suspect, is why the OS doesn't touch them. Appcleaner et al will try and match plists to applications and give you the option of removing them. [/QUOTE]
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