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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1169328"><p>I know it sounds like a cliche, but 99 times out of 100, just removing the app (ie put in trash, then empty trash) is all you need to do.</p><p></p><p>Unlike Windows, a preference file or library file left behind is NOT OF ANY CONCERN. It's inert without the original app and takes up no significant space whatsoever. There's no "registry" for inert pieces to mess up, because HAMAW -- Halleleujah, A Mac Ain't Windows!</p><p></p><p>Obsessive-compulsive types who care enough can use App Zapper (et al). I use it, but only because I love the zap sound. Seriously.</p><p></p><p>As chscag said, a few programs (the big pro-level ones mostly) come with a real uninstaller, and in THOSE cases you would use the uninstaller. Otherwise -- honest! -- just trashing the app is fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1169328"] I know it sounds like a cliche, but 99 times out of 100, just removing the app (ie put in trash, then empty trash) is all you need to do. Unlike Windows, a preference file or library file left behind is NOT OF ANY CONCERN. It's inert without the original app and takes up no significant space whatsoever. There's no "registry" for inert pieces to mess up, because HAMAW -- Halleleujah, A Mac Ain't Windows! Obsessive-compulsive types who care enough can use App Zapper (et al). I use it, but only because I love the zap sound. Seriously. As chscag said, a few programs (the big pro-level ones mostly) come with a real uninstaller, and in THOSE cases you would use the uninstaller. Otherwise -- honest! -- just trashing the app is fine. [/QUOTE]
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