Basics for Uninstalling Software
Anyone here bought a MacBook Air 2018 and is currently using it for for iOS development (Xcode) or Android development (Android Studios)? Is the speed/performance bearable? I used to own a MacBook Air 2012 (8GB RAM) and the experience is not that good especially when it comes to compiling projects. Jan 15, 2019 I got a shiny MacBook Air 2018 with 16 GB of RAM. I feel like it's much slower than my previous one, MacBook Air from 2013. The SSD is supposed to be much better, I got double the RAM. But it still feels slower. Web browsing used to be smooth, even when I used MacBook Air 2013 in 2018. The pages scrolled smoothly. In 2018 I upgraded to a tricked out 13″ MacBook Pro, with much better specs. Frankly, that MacBook Air from 2013 felt more sturdy and capable than my current MacBook Pro. After 5 years of daily intenstive use, the MacBook Air's battery is only through 50% of its max. It's still going strong after 7 hours on battery power.
Most OS X applications are completely self-contained 'packages' that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash. Applications may create preference files that are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder. Although they do nothing once you delete the associated application, they do take up some disk space. If you want you can look for them at the above location and delete them, too.
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Some applications may install an uninstaller program that can be used to remove the application. If you cannot find the uninstaller then you could download the freeware, Easy Find, to locate files that need to be removed. The places you need to search include:
- /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder. Check if the application has created a folder then delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder.
- Applications may install a startupitem or a LogIn item. StartupItems are usually installed in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder or the /Home/Library/StartupItems/ folder. Login Items are set in the Users & Groups preferences. Open it in System Preferences, then click on the Login Items tab. Select the item from the list and click on the Delete [-] button to remove it.
- Some software use startup daemons or agents. Look for them in /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Library/LaunchDaemons/ or in /Home/Library/LaunchAgents/.
Some applications install a receipt in the /Library/Receipts/ folder. Usually with the same name as the program or the developer. The item generally has a '.pkg' extension. Be sure you also delete this item as some programs use it to determine if it's already installed.
There are many utilities that can uninstall applications. Here is a selection:
For more information visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on removing software.
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