Hi bryan and all! I haven't been following this app thread till today so it might have already been mentioned. There's a program out there that I purchased for 7.95 called AppDelete-- a great little app remover. I got it from: http://www.versiontracker.com
You can drag and drop apps onto it or add them with menus. It gives you everything that it will remove before it does it and then puts them in the trash in a folder so you can recover if you made a mistake. Jim On Mar 15, 2010, at 11:44 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: > Hi. > > I think that, if app pieces are left over in /library, then they won't slow > down the computer, since nothing will be loading them. However, they take up > disk space, increase the required size for your backups, etc. It is certainly > a better situation than on Windows, for example, but I'd really like to get > rid of all of the bits. > > Sometimes I can see obvious bits, like a folder in app support. Other times, > though, items are tucked away in the other folders: a plug in, a startup > item, etc. That's what I'd like to be able to remove reliably. > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of James & Nash > Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 6:27 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: apple trap: removing programs and all the related components > > 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. > 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. > ----- Find me on facebook or: Skype: jimintexas Yahoo or Aim/Ichat: jgatteys Msn: jgatt...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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