Hi Dan, So far I usually clean up after deleted program files by hand. General guidelines:
1. If the program came with an installer and uninstaller, use the uninstaller to remove the program. 2. Otherwise, in general, just move the application to the trash. 3. Check /Library/Application Support/<Application Name> and /Library/ Preferences/<Application Name> (the system level libraries -- note "/" before the folder names) and the corresponding folders on your individual user account ~/Library/Application Support/<Application Name> and ~/Library/Preferences/<Application Name> (with the leading "~" followed by "/" to indicate this is under your user account -- on your Mac ~/Library would be the Library folder under user account "dan", for example). You can use the Command-Shift-G "Go to folder" shortcut in finder, and then type or paste in any of these folders that you want to check, e.g.: /Library/Application Support/ /Library/Preferences/ ~/Library/Application Support/ ~/Library/Preferences/ Move any folders with the application name that you find under these libraries to the trash. In addition, there may be small preference files associated with the deleted app. These will have the app name as part of the file name, but often will also include the name of the company responsible for the software in the file name, e.g.: TeXShop.plist com.apple.iTunes.plist org.mozilla.firefox.plist You can also move preference files associated with deleted apps to the trash. These files are quite small, so you can simply leave them in the Preferences folders if you are not sure of the identification, and don't want to chance trashing the preferences for any active apps by mistake. HTH. I just gave the reference to the review on file cleaning apps for informational purposes -- I haven't tried to download each of these and try them all out. Cheers, Esther On Apr 17, 2009, at 11:36 AM, Dan Eickmeier wrote: > > Ester, which of the 6 choices mentioned on that website is the most > useable with VO? > On Apr 17, 2009, at 3:14 PM, Esther wrote: > > > Hi, > > Here's an article that describes six programs that will clean up after > applications: > > http://mac360.com/index.php/mac360/comments/6_best_ways_to_delete_applications_on_your_mac/ > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On Apr 17, 2009, at 9:10 AM, Scott Bresnahan wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> Yes. Here's one that I know of, it's called Amnesia. >> http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/30940/amnesia >> >> >> --Scott >> >> >> >>> Hi all, >>> Is there a program that will clean up preferences after a program is >>> removed? >>> >>> louie >>> louiem...@wavecable.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> --Scott >> >>> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
