refers to removing software or parts of software from a computer
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2answers
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Why does an uninstalled Canon LBP 5050 printer keep reappearing?
I used to have a Canon LBP 5050. It is no longer connected to the network or the Mac. I removed the printer from: "System Preferences → Printers" and even removed the ppd from /Library/Printers, using ...
5
votes
3answers
5k views
How can I remove this half-downloaded app from my iPhone?
On my iPhone homescreen there's an app which in an half-downloaded(actually, more like barely downloaded) state -
(In case you're curious, I was trying to download Rage during it's ...
0
votes
1answer
56 views
Cannot remove DevonThink Pro from menu bar
I installed DEVONthink Pro, then uninstalled by removing the App from the Applications dir, but I can not get rid of the icon/menu in the menu bar.
I've removed every file anywhere that has the ...
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vote
1answer
975 views
How can I deinstall Drive Genius?
I had installed a trial version of Drive Genius. Now I want to delete it.
I go to Applications list, it is not there. I search its name in SpotLight, it is not there either. But it keeps attaching ...
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0answers
31 views
Remove launchpad
I'm using alfred so no need in launchpad.
Is it safe to delete launchpad, any applications that depends from it?
How i can remove launchpad? Maybe AppCleaner application can help?
Thanks.
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vote
1answer
49 views
I've installed a new version of Safari and now it refuses to open and doesn't allow me to downgrade [duplicate]
I've installed a new version of Safari and now it refuses to open and doesn't allow me to downgrade.
Someone pointed I had to reinstall the whole system. I'm reading on how to do it right ...
0
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0answers
20 views
Blackberry lingering on like a hair in a biscuit
I found some "similar" questions but none of them applied. I used to have a Blackberry. I now have an I-phone, hence the no need for the Blackberry software. I clicked and dragged the icon to the ...
0
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4answers
72 views
Uninstaller that tracks installed files and removes them later
On windows I've used various utilities that actively track which files are added during a software install, and I'm sure there must be a good one for os x. Itrash (http://www.osxbytes.com/) is ...
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3answers
2k views
How do I manually uninstall the Developer Tools?
I installed the Developer Tools way back in Tiger or Leopard and I'd like to uninstall them now. I have Xcode 4.0.2. How do I uninstall them manually?
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4answers
4k views
How do I remove GarageBand?
I'm nearly out of space and ~/Library/Application Support/GarageBand is taking up 1.5 GB and GarageBand.app is taking up 381 MB of my hard disk space.
Can I simply remove the app itself and this ...
8
votes
1answer
220 views
How to cleanly remove MacPorts
I'd like to cleanly remove all changes made by MacPorts as well as MacPorts itself, to try my luck with homebrew. How can I do that?
0
votes
1answer
54 views
How to uninstall the ntfs-mac software?
I installed the ntfs-mac, but later I remove it into trash, I think I had deleted it completely, but now I can see a popup window that tell me me trial version of ntfs-mac had expried, so I think I ...
3
votes
1answer
555 views
How to cleanly remove Homebrew
How can I cleanly remove Homebrew. I might have a faulty older installation, and I'd like to have a fresh start.
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7answers
2k views
How do I uninstall a program completely on a Mac?
I come from a PC background... every time I want to uninstall an application, I must use add/remove programs. On the mac, you can simply run a .app file from wherever you want, and many say that the ...
4
votes
2answers
308 views
Can I uninstall the Messages Beta?
I'm thinking about trying the Messages Beta on OS X Lion. I'm wondering if I will be able to uninstall it if I don't want to use it anymore. If so, will I be able to use iChat again?
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0answers
632 views
How to uninstall MIcrosoft Silverlight from mountain lion?
I have googled and googled and have tried a bunch of different ways to get rid of Silverlight from my mac in order to reinstall an older version in order for Netflix to work again.
I had updated ...
0
votes
3answers
3k views
How to completely remove Folx on Mac OS X?
I installed Folx download manager on my MacBook Pro. I didn't like it, so I removed it from the Applications folder. I also searched for its dependent files in /Library/Preferences, but I found ...
0
votes
4answers
101 views
Completely remove a program without uninstall app
I removed a program from my MacBook Pro by deleting the app. I also found a few other things in the file system and removed them. Is there a way to ensure no additional information is left on my ...
0
votes
1answer
377 views
How do I uninstall an iOS app completely?
I deleted and reinstalled a game on iOS. The app still knows my account name.
According to another question there are no leftovers when an app is deleted.
How it is possible that the app still knows ...
0
votes
3answers
346 views
Cannot update Microsoft Office 2011
I have tried numerous ways to fix this problem :
Clean uninstall and re-install of Office 2011
Download individual updates
Download older Office updates
I always stop at "Destination Select" step ...
9
votes
3answers
7k views
Can I safely uninstall iTunes from my Mac?
The only use I ever had for iTunes was updating and syncing my iDevices, but since the introduction of over-the-air updates and iCloud, I no longer have that need.
My question therefore is if I can ...
1
vote
1answer
75 views
How do I uninstall old SDKs?
I recently upgraded to MAC OS 10.8 but I observed the following folders in /Developer/SDKs:
MacOSX10.5.sdk
MacOSX10.6.sdk
I googled and found out that I should run sudo ...
1
vote
1answer
24 views
Expunge a corrupted Excel program
All my downloaded spreadsheets are going to Excel which is totally corrupted. I want them to open in Numbers instead and ditch Excel if possible.
5
votes
3answers
2k views
How to can I upgrade Xcode 4.1 to 4.5.2 properly?
I'm trying to get Xcode up to date... but i think i have a little problem.
I go in the Mac App Store. I find Xcode. I click on free button, it asks me to connect with my Apple-ID. Done.
I get the ...
1
vote
1answer
124 views
How can I get System Information's “Installations” and such to correctly reflect the software I currently have?
I installed a bunch of software.
Then I removed most of it.
I used a variety of methods. AppCleaner for some
things,
mdfind -name 'Adobe Flash' |parallel rm -rf {}
for others.
I removed app ...
0
votes
0answers
218 views
Uninstalling Parallels and Windows 8
I installed Parallels and Windows 8 last spring on my MacBook Pro, but it's been eating up my resources. How can I verify that I got rid of ALL the files, and have nothing left?
Thanks!
0
votes
3answers
8k views
how do i uninstall an app in mountain lion?
I'm trying to uninstall MAMP and MAMP pro from my mountain lion macbook and don't know how i should do that. I tried dragging the icon from my launchpad to the Trash, but it doesn't work.
What should ...
4
votes
2answers
1k views
How do I uninstall Java?
I have several Java installations on my machine:
$ /usr/libexec/java_home -V
Matching Java Virtual Machines (6):
1.6.0_24-b07-334, x86_64: "Java SE 6" ...
0
votes
1answer
118 views
Git stopped working after installing both Github osx client and RailsInstaller
Perhaps it was due to some conflict but now when typing git I get a blank line, it doesn't say command not found, just goes to the next line
If I press return, it exits, and does nothing
How do I ...
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vote
2answers
20k views
Do I really need Bonjour on Windows?
One of my least favorite things that Apple does to every Windows computer during an installation of iTunes is that it installs Bonjour. On almost every Windows machine I've installed iTunes on, ...
2
votes
1answer
164 views
Uninstall Lua from OS X 10.6.8
I was browsing the Lua source code and I did "make install". It worked perfectly but I could not uninstall it! How can I install Lua 5.0?
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votes
1answer
2k views
If I uninstall or delete Sparrow, will Mail files be left on my Mac?
If I delete Sparrow set up to use gmail via imap, does Sparrow have any local mail files? Or is everything on the server?
I.e., if I uninstall sparrow, can I delete all Sparrow directories safely?
4
votes
7answers
99 views
Is there a standard uninstall procedure on Mac OS X?
I've seen advice on an per-application basis, but is there a standard approach like Add/Remove Programs in Windows?
0
votes
2answers
873 views
Uninstall multiple versions of Adobe Bridge
After installing Photoshop CS6 extended yesterday, I noticed that I have multiple versions of Adobe Photoshop and related programs (like Adobe Bridge), and they take up a lot of space.
I don't really ...
1
vote
1answer
1k views
Any idea what happened to /Library/Receipts in Mac OS X Lion?
Does anyone know why all the .bom files in /Library/Receipts moved to /var/db/receipts?
2
votes
1answer
837 views
Update application install by another appleID
I use a mac install before by another user. This user install some application like Xcode with this appleID.
Now this user not use this computer and I want update application he install before. I ...
0
votes
1answer
811 views
Problem with libxml2-2.8.0 version on OS X Lion
I have installed OS X Lion and I was trying to resolve error libxml2 missing for Ruby programming purpose. I tried to install latest version of Libxml2 that is libxml2-2.8.0
Because of ...
11
votes
3answers
883 views
Can I uninstall stock Apple applications (e.g. Stickies)
Is it safe to uninstall stock OS X applications that I do not use? They're really just taking up space on my Applications list (and my SSD). The applications I'm eyeing for deletion are:
Front Row
...
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vote
2answers
2k views
iTunes do not connect to iTunes Store anymore
This started to happen some days ago, but it's pretty annoying, my podcasts aren't been updating too.
When I click in iTunes Store it just show 'accessing itunes store' (the loading bar) and just keep ...
1
vote
3answers
611 views
VMware fusion 4 won't launch due to out of date, running guests
When running the Upgrade Installer from VMware Fusion 3.1.3 to v4.0.1, this dialog pops up:
A virtual machine is running with an older version of VMware Fusion.
Please use the older version ...
3
votes
2answers
642 views
Fixing “a sealed resource is missing or invalid” warning
I've changed the application icon of my Eclipse editor, and this causes a confirm dialog to pop up asking me if I allow the program to accept incoming network connections. I faced this before, but ...
1
vote
1answer
154 views
Why do some apps require a password when I move them to the trash?
Some applications located in /Applications require a password in order to move them to the trash, others don't. Then there are also apps which cannot be deleted because they are required by OS X (a ...
2
votes
1answer
176 views
How do you clear Mac install program files?
I installed a 30-day "test drive" of QuarkXpress, but got pulled in to other projects and didn't have time to test it. I now need to test it, but the 30 days are up. So I want to install the "test ...
2
votes
2answers
197 views
Why there is no standard way to uninstall programs in MacOS? [closed]
Is not it ridiculous that every time you want to uninstall a program you have to google for some magical tricks "Delete files A,B,C in you /Library, run a .sh script from console, etc". Why Microsoft ...
0
votes
0answers
567 views
Safari can not be installed on this disk [closed]
I tried a while Safari 5.2 and now i want to downgrade to Safari 5.1.4.
I deleted 5.2 version using rm command from terminal(drag and drop did not helped me int this case). When try to install 5.1.4 ...
0
votes
1answer
301 views
Removing uninstall icons
OS X newbie here.
Many applications come with their own uninstall icons - like CS5.5, which adds three of them. Those are installed side-by-side with the application icons themselves.
To me, they ...
9
votes
2answers
467 views
How to uninstall a program through the App Store?
I want to uninstall some recently installed software which I installed using the Mac App Store. Is is possible to uninstall those programs from inside the App Store?
3
votes
2answers
2k views
How can I delete VMWare from my MacBook Air?
I installed VMware on my MacBook Air (running OS X Lion) and now want to delete it. I dragged VMware into the trash and tried emptying it, but a popup notes that The operation can’t be completed ...
2
votes
1answer
516 views
How to Properly Uninstall Brother Twain Drivers in OS X 10.6
I recently had a situation where I wanted to uninstall a Brother TWAIN driver and rollback to an earlier version on my MBP (OS X 10.6.8). I found instructions on the Brother web site and followed them ...
4
votes
4answers
6k views
How do I uninstall or downgrade from OS X Lion Server?
I've upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion, then I purchased and installed the Server from App Store.
Now I'd like to remove the Server features, and revert to standard Lion. I don't mind reinstalling, ...
