Post by @gavin57@toot.wales

2026-09-25 11:57 UTC

One thing I really dislike about #MacOS is that removing apps continues to be a crapshoot. Deleting them from the Applications folder still leaves traces of them elsewhere on the disk. Any good tools out there that aren't a subscription that you can recommend?

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@Erased_Citizen@cupoftea.social 2026-09-25 12:12

@gavin57@toot.wales I use Delete Apps from the App Store. It works well enough for what I need it to do usually. Anything it can’t delete itself, it gives you a direct link to it so you can do the deletion and it’ll confirm it once done https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/delete-apps-uninstaller/id1033808943?mt=12

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@gavin57@toot.wales 2026-09-25 13:27

Also, whilst I’m talking about #macos #macosgoldengate appears to have broken touchID. Getting plenty of password-typing practice at least. 🤣

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@mikehindleuk@mastodon.social 2026-09-25 12:09

@gavin57@toot.wales Last time I needed to remove a load of Adobe files that stayed put after uninstalling the apps, I used CleanMyMac. I think it had mixed reviews, but it did the job. You get a free trial to remove everything you need, then you can uninstall it, so it's not a long-term solution. https://macpaw.com/cleanmymac

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