Hi Bian, Which Library are you referring to? I generally just go in and remove everything that is related to a deleted app, unless of course it is being used by something else.
But in most cases, I think it is safe to remove everything associated with a given application. Perhaps someone could confirm this, but I don't think Mac OS X treats applications and their associated files as UNIX or Linux does, with its bias towards "dependencies". I think this is quite a good way of using resources, as any application that needs a given file can use it, and their no need to keep downloading the same files for different applications. TC James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny On 14 Mar 2010, at 19:06, Bryan Smart wrote: > Except a bunch of bits and pieces under /library. I'm never quite sure what > old crud is safe to delete in their, but there are always lots of support > files. > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of James & Nash > Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 2:33 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: apple trap: removing programs and all the related components > > Hi William, > > 99% of the time, sending applications to the Trash is exactly the right way > to go about removing them. There are sometimes support files and application > preferences floating around, and if you know where to look to get rid of > them then feel free. But leaving them on the system isn't going to do any > harm. The other 1% of the time, you may need to run an uninstaller. But the > vast majority of applications do not use one. In fact, I'm not sure why > certain apps do. Perhaps they are just too big to be contained in a disk > image. > > You should also remember , that because Mac OS X is based upon UNIX, there is > no Registry to worry about. You won't find pesky bits of redundant > application related stuff all over your system. > > TC > James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny > On 14 Mar 2010, at 17:43, William Windels wrote: > >> Hello Jes, >> I have successfully removed the shortcuts/icons from the doc, so far so good. >> I have not really a problem with this icons on the doc but, I only want to >> take care about my actual install of mac osx and for that , I want to be >> shore that: >> removing programs by moving them to the trash , is a good , save and >> efficient way of removing programs. >> Also, I want to know if apple trap is sufficient and enough to keep my >> computer clean without parts of programs on my system after removing them. >> On windows, after installing and uninstalling alot of programs , the system >> becomes slow and inefficiënt because of some parts of the programs in shared >> components, rules in the registry , inactive shortcuts... >> Because of this , you need sometimes to re-install your windows to delete >> all that rubish. >> >> So, I want to know if mac is doing better and if apple trap is enough to do >> this task. >> >> best regards, >> William >> Op 14-mrt-2010, om 18:22 heeft Jess het volgende geschreven: >> >>> I have now removed all the items in the trash and the elements of microsoft >>> office (for the mac), are still on the dock. Is this normal? >>> Yep, gotta love Microsoft. Even though you removed some big bloated >>> program, they leave little traces of it around, even on your Mac. Try going >>> to the dock and removing the appropriate items. Let us know if that fixes >>> your problem. >>> Jes >>> >>> On Mar 14, 2010, at 1:11 PM, William Windels wrote: >>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> I have a question about removing programs: >>>> I have deleted programs with the program apple trap. >>>> The program, this is a plugin for the system prefferences, was active and >>>> I simply putted the programs in the trash. >>>> >>>> Perhaps I have done something wrong while removing microsoft office with >>>> apptrap? >>>> I think, all files are selected by default to remove? >>>> >>>> I have now removed all the items in the trash and the elements of >>>> microsoft office (for the mac), are still on the dock. >>>> >>>> >>>> Is this normal? >>>> >>>> best regards, >>>> William >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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