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there kindof are, though it's very inconsistent. For example, yesterday I installed the AdGuard app, which adds a proxy and some Extensions.. When I finally rea
by weikju 5y ago
there kindof are, though it's very inconsistent. For example, yesterday I installed the AdGuard app, which adds a proxy and some Extensions.. When I finally realized I didn't need it and it was a paid service, and I really just needed the free AdGuard DNS, I dragged the icon to the trash....
And that also prompted me to confirm that it would delete the proxy and the Extensions that were installed.
I remember a few more apps being like that. So there ARE hooks, just not used universally. AND it won't delete personal files or preferences related to the app, which is what users are expecting these days when they delete an app, UNLESS it's an app installed from the App Store, because those store prefs and data in a different folder than regular apps..
- layer8 5y ago> And that also prompted me to confirm that it would delete the proxy and the Extensions that were installed. I would be interested if someone could point me to the mechanism used for that (triggering application-specific uninstall logic upon dragging the application to the trash).
- weikju 5y agoGood question, I unfortunately have no idea of the mechanisms for this, I just know they exist and have encountered them before as a user...