

AppCleaner is free and gets the job done perfectly.Īlternatively, the automation app, Hazel, automatically finds related files when you delete an app and asks if you'd like to remove those as well. Since all these apps mainly do is hunt down these stray plist files, paying for an app like AppZapper is a little ridiculous.

This app has been re-developed from scratch and offers a comprehensive and convenient user interface. There are definitely tons of unused files on your hard drive - the utility will help you to find and delete them.
#MAC CLEANAPP HOW TO#
CleanApp 3 can be purchased for US13 before Nov. CleanApp provides you with insights how to reclaim disk space. Its Universal Binary so runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs. CleanApp 3.2 requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or 10.5. It will clean up your computer and will give you a new vision of your machine. CleanApp 3.2 details which files other users deleted along with de-installing an application, making your decision easier about which files to keep and which to erase. (Leaving them also preserves you application preferences if you later decide to reinstall the app.)Īpplications like AppCleaner are for purists who want to truly remove every last bit of an app when they uninstall it (nothing against purists, though - I fall in that camp). CleanApp is the application that ill save space in disk after having been run. These are tiny text files and usually inconsequential if left behind when you remove an app. The only exception to that is plist files - essentially just application preferences. The vast majority of apps on the Mac are self-contained, which is why there's no built-in uninstall method in Mac OS X.
