How To Remove A Program On Tiger?
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Mikuro
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Apps store their settings in various places within your "Library" folder, which is in your Home folder. You don't need to worry about this stuff, but if there's a specific reason you want it all wiped out (like, you don't want a browser cache lying around with personal data in it), look through these folders:
~/Library/ (most apps won't put anything right here, but it's worth a look anyway)
~/Library/Caches/ (this is where browsers and other apps should store their caches)
~/Library/Preferences/ (generally, your personal settings will be here)
~/Library/Application Support/ (generally, non-personal files that the program needs to run will be here, but in the case of Firefox, that's where all your profile info, like bookmarks, are stored)
In each of these folders, look for things with the name of the app or maybe the name of the company.
The easiest way is to use the app's uninstaller if it came with one. Otherwise you can just search and destroy manually if you feel compelled to.
Leaving prefs and stuff lying around will not harm your system's performance.
~/Library/ (most apps won't put anything right here, but it's worth a look anyway)
~/Library/Caches/ (this is where browsers and other apps should store their caches)
~/Library/Preferences/ (generally, your personal settings will be here)
~/Library/Application Support/ (generally, non-personal files that the program needs to run will be here, but in the case of Firefox, that's where all your profile info, like bookmarks, are stored)
In each of these folders, look for things with the name of the app or maybe the name of the company.
The easiest way is to use the app's uninstaller if it came with one. Otherwise you can just search and destroy manually if you feel compelled to.
Leaving prefs and stuff lying around will not harm your system's performance.