Comments on: New To Mac: App Install and Uninstall http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:46:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Katie http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320162 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:17:53 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320162 I’m new to Mac, and (stupidly) had problems with this. I was fairly sure that you did the drag-and-drop-into-applications thing but it didn’t seem to be working. I now think it was just the program. Ooops. Well, know i know. Thanks for your help.

]]> By: InstallSoftware http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320161 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:25:18 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320161 Hi there.
Thank you for a great post. It was very helpfull.
Anyone reading this post should bookmark this guys contents.

I have a new PC and needed some installation help so i went over to http://www.InstallSoftware.com but they did not provide me with the in depth
info this guy did. he kicks all the bigger sites’ butts.

Thanks Again

]]> By: johnson http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320160 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:05:52 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320160 thanx…my knowledge is shrinked on using windows i beleive…i was running the application directly from the downloads…thanx for ur help…i was wondering how come a app comes to desktop and get mounted and not installing on my system..

]]> By: Karen http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320159 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:02:31 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320159 I’ve got a question, I have installed MAMP and I would like to uninstall it. However I have a website copied into the htdocs folder which is also connected to a database.
How do I uninstall MAMP and save the website and the database?

I’m worried that if I uninstall as you have suggested I will loose everything.

]]> By: macbook white http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320158 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:44:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320158 Thanks for this, I had no idea what ‘mounting’ or ‘dmg’ files were, didnt understand the concept of them being temporary etc..Basically it was all new and I got it wrong. Few days later I’ve seen this article – it should come with the macbook!

]]> By: travis http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320157 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:43:39 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320157 I am so glad I got a mac. On Windows this is way too complicated – you have to actually click on “Settings”, “Control Panel” and then “Uninstall.” And if you forget how to do this, you are actually expected to know to click on “Help” and type in “Uninstall” … what nerve! To make matters much worse, some programs even have uninstall executables right in their folders!

Now mac makes this so much easier. First, you click on “help” and type in “uninstall” to find two irrelevant hits. Then you get to go online and search for “apple uninstall” and hope to find a hit. Then you find out that it really depends on the program. You have to figure out if it’s a package or an older installed program. If it’s the older type, mac was generous enough to let you fish for all of the files to remove by yourself. Sometimes this is even true with package programs. Sometimes you’re expected to re-run the install package (usually from the CD) to uninstall it… and there really is no warning as to which of the above applies to which installed program. How sweet it is!

If for some weird reason you want to do things the stupid Windows way, you can go buy AppZapper. How generous it is of apple to make us pay for something that comes free with Windows! :)

]]> By: Mariah http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320156 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:42:26 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320156 Im not sure how this commenting works, im a complete “noob” or, beginner.. but if you could just email me, this would be much easier. i need a lot of help. thanks

mariah288@hotmail.com

]]> By: Zack http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320155 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:04:21 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320155 I also deleted the Flash CS3 demo folder the other day and when I tried to install the final app the installer says Flash CS3 is already on my mac but I deleted everything i could find with a spotlight search that said adobe flash cs3. How can I track down a unknown file since I’ve already deleted the main app from my computer. HELP ME!!

]]> By: mike http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320154 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:53:45 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320154 I’m a switcher to and after spending a few weeks on my new macbook pro I’m converted. However I do think it’s easier to uninstall ALL files from a third party program in the windows world. Downloading third party apps to do the trick sounds to me like something is missing in os x.

]]> By: Dave http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320153 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:04:26 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320153 Ihave recently swiched to “Leopard” and tried to leinstall back some software.Every time
I try to open “Office” or any other Microsoft ddo. , I get repeatedly the message “Relaunch” . Any Ideas . I need HELP

]]> By: baksharp http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320152 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:35:02 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320152 thanks,i am a switcher too…need to un-learn windows to grasp os x. Your article was very helpful!.

]]> By: neil http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320151 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:30:38 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320151 Thanks for this info, i got it right on my first day of using a mac bcz of ur artical.

]]> By: Jeff Blechman http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320150 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:44:20 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320150 I highly recommend an installer called cleanapp. This program is shareware but is definetly worth the money and it is the best on the market. The reson this app is so good is it allows you to select the files you want to delete. Furthermore you have a decision to either delete the app permenetly or to the trash.Lastly you can clean up cache with this app.

]]> By: Jason http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320149 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:22:38 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320149 How do I remove a program Kim Komando recommened ClamXav?

]]> By: miaka http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320148 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:59:13 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320148 Thanks for the info. I recently bought a macbook and that had been really helpful. It’s a pity that the zapper requires payment to use :/.

]]> By: rainey http://gigaom.com/apple/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320145 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:22:44 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/04/19/new-to-mac-app-install-and-uninstall/#comment-320145 I am 1 day into my new Mac and still have my Windows expectations, I offer my sincere thanks for this article. I couldn’t figure out how to get things into the applications folder or why the icons on my desktop looked so weird. Reading this I had my big ‘Aha!’ moment and it all makes sense.

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