Why? - Supabufguy

Sometimes people need a clean uninstall. This eradicates hidden and invisible files. Dumping the applications leaves residual files that can interfere with re-intallation.

consider before calling people "stupid" and supplying fragmented information.

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Thursday, July 06 2006 @ 08:38 AM PDT

Re: Why? - grace.y

I totally agree with Supabufguy. It's not wise to call people stupid, in any case. The problem here is how to clean up trace ABSOLUTELY from your Mac, not about who's a Mac expert on finding the files manually and trash them yourself.

For example, it's almost impossible to manually uninstall Symantec's Norton applications from a Mac, because despite the obvious application files, it deeply roots and hidden in OSX system. Even worse, Norton use PC's abstract naming to name their files, so it is impossible to recognize those hidden files for yourself, even if they are visible in front of you. People who wish to clean Norton would have to rely on programs like Yank or AppZapper. And it is absolutely safer than drag and trash system files to trash can.

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Saturday, July 22 2006 @ 01:00 AM PDT

Re: Why? - grace.y

I totally agree with Supabufguy. It's not wise to call people stupid, in any case. The problem here is how to clean up trace ABSOLUTELY from your Mac, not about who's a Mac expert on finding the files manually and trash them yourself.

For example, it's almost impossible to manually uninstall Symantec's Norton applications from a Mac, because despite the obvious application files, it deeply roots and hidden in OSX system. Even worse, Norton use PC's abstract naming to name their files, so it is impossible to recognize those hidden files for yourself, even if they are visible in front of you. People who wish to clean Norton would have to rely on programs like Yank or AppZapper. And it is absolutely safer than drag and trash system files to trash can.

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Saturday, July 22 2006 @ 01:05 AM PDT