Uninstalling MAC apps... for real!

No doubt you've seen programs like AppZapper before. And I'm sure you thought to yourself (as I recently thought to myself): "Why would I need a special program to delete applications from my MAC, when all I have to do to uninstall them is to drag the app to the trash?"

Well, yes, that's true -- but not entirely. If you drag an .app to the trash, the application itself is deleted, but what about all the other files associated with it, like install preferences, caches, and other support files? Do you really want to spend the time to locate and delete those files yourself? And then how do you know, for sure, that you're deleting the right files? This is where AppZapper comes in handy.

From the site:

"AppZapper is for people who want to confidently try new apps while knowing they can uninstall them easily. Drag one or more unwanted apps onto AppZapper and watch as it finds all the extra files and lets you delete them with a single click."

Sure, it's not harmful to have these "extra" files sitting on your hard drive, but they can take up valuable space. For example, several months ago, I decided that while GarageBand is a terrific program, I was just never going to use it and I preferred to have the space instead. I dragged GarageBand.app to the trash and figured that was it. Today, I typed "garageband" into spotlight and found several (large) support files associated with the program.

From this day forward, I can guarantee that as long as I own AppZapper, I will never drag an application to the trash ever again. Today, I removed over 250MBs of useless files from my hard drive. And boy, does that feel good!

Cost: $12.95 USD (free upgrades for life)
Requirements: Tiger