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For me, that moment was uninstalling an app. I had to Google it. “Drag the app to the trash bin.” Remember how hard it is to uninstall stuff on Windows? Espe
by KMnO4 6y ago
For me, that moment was uninstalling an app.
I had to Google it.
“Drag the app to the trash bin.”
Remember how hard it is to uninstall stuff on Windows? Especially if you’re doing more than one?
- rz2k 6y agoSome settings can be left behind, but AppCleaner[1] will find them. [1] https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/ https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/
- 1_player 6y agoWhy do we need a third party app to clean leftover files? Dragging is cool, but doesn't make the uninstall process better than Windows apparently
- 1123581321 6y agoMost are self-contained and don’t leave behind anything significant when the application package is deleted.
- botverse 6y agoI’m a Linux and Mac OS user myself and I’m sorry to say it’s never as easy as that, there is a lot left behind and very difficult to know what exactly to clean up if you built and install yourself
- dan15 6y agoIt's... not hard at all to uninstall stuff on Windows. They'll all be in the Apps & Features list.
- srndsnd 6y agoI don't understand either. The lingering files left over after I deleted a .app would always require a third party tool to gather and clean, and even then, I wouldn't be sure, and would then find missing preferences files. I don't have that problem with the Windows uninstaller.