App Cleaner for Mac can also clean up plug-ins, widgets, and anything else that has been installed. We tested App Cleaner for Mac on a couple of Macs that had bloated software loads. On one machine we ran the normal deletion processes and on the other we used App Cleaner for Mac. The apps removed by App Cleaner for Mac were cleanly handled, while the standard Mac had two that would not uninstall cleanly and left a number of files hanging around.
#MAC DR CLEANER VS APPCLEANER INSTALL#
Since this is a free app, there's absolutely no reason not to install and depend on it.This past weekend, I decided to clean out my hard drive. I had tons of applications and old files that I needed to get rid of, and I cleared up a ton of space. But there’s one thing that annoys me about clearing out old applications: I can never seem to get completely rid of them.
Case in point: I had a security app that I used for a while, and then I deleted the application in favor of a different program. But even though a search of my hard drive turned up no remaining files linked to that program, a file related to the program would show up in my Activity Monitor (and usually when my computer was running super hot.)Įnough’s enough, I said. My roommate came to the rescue with a utility that he had tried and liked called AppCleaner, and I decided to give it a shot. What is it and what does it doĪppCleaner, developed by FreeMacSoft, offers a simple drag and drop interface for cleanly deleting applications from your Mac. During tests, AppCleaner did miss a few files during its sweep.Takes up very little space on your hard drive.Cleans up apps, plugins, and widgets in seconds.Drap and drop interface makes finding and deleting a program very simple.Just drag the application file into AppCleaner, and this tool shows you a list of all related files and, crucially, where those files are located on your drive. Getting an application to thoroughly un-install is tricky. When an app installs, various files associated with the app can end up in all kinds of various folders. If dragging applications into the trash can is leaving you with tons of little stragglers, AppCleaner is a good tool for finding straggler files.
Once you can see all the files, then you can choose whether you want to delete them or hang on to them.ĪppCleaner has a great UI and it is so simple to use! However, AppCleaner did miss a couple of straggling little files.
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