On Jan 23, 2012, at 6:00 PM, Dan wrote: > > At 6:19 PM -0500 1/23/2012, Amato Michael J. wrote: >> How about using a search "find" and spotlight >> I've used both successfully.
Just make sure you search for the app name, publisher's name (keep it simple), the company domain name (pref files (should) use the domain name in reverse order (ie. com.apple)). > > Splotchlight can be useful to find the ancillary files. But you cannot > depend on it to find 'em all ... not every file you need to trash will > contain the app's name or domain's name or company's name, or be set so it > can be seen by the user, plus quite often people exclude certain folders and > such from its index... > > Bottom line: There is NO substitute for putting some thought into it. And > always try the product's uninstall feature first. On the other hand if you check the usual places (Applications, prefs, App Support, etc) and delete those files in the vast majority of cases what is left, if anything, will be a few trivial files. Meaning that it is only going to be taking up a small amount of space. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
