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tarmstrong - Aug 18, 2005 - 5:37 pm

Is there a way to actually uninstall cleanly iTunes from Mac Os X Tiger? I have the latest iTunes version 4.9. However I would like to cleanly uninstall it and then re-install to see if it will clear up some problems that I am seeing.

skapp - Aug 18, 2005 - 6:51 pm

Drag the application's icon to the Trash. Open the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder and look for one or more preference files named "com.apple.iTunes....plist" and drag them to the Trash. Look in /Library/ folder for an iTunes folder and if you find one drag it to the Trash. Look in /Home/Library/ folder for an iTunes folder and drag it to the Trash. Last, in /Home/Library/Preferences/ByHost/ folder look for two files with names com.apple.nnnnnnn.plist and drag them to the Trash.

Open Activity Monitor (Utilities folder) and in the process list look for iTunesHelper. Select it, then click on Quit Process icon. Quit or Force Quit the process. Now open the Accounts preference pane, click on Login Items tab, look for the iTunesHelper entry and select it, then click the "-" button and remove it from the list.

Empty the Trash. This should fully remove iTunes and its associated files/folders.

If you are having problems with iTunes or other apps, you should first repair your hard drive and permissions.

tarmstrong - Aug 19, 2005 - 8:13 am

ok thanks!