Mac – How to uninstall trial software safely/completely on a Mac

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Is there any way to safeguard your harddrive when installing trial software?

I want to make sure each and every file that was installed gets deleted, is that possible?

Best Answer

Depending on the application, you can just go to Applications, right-click on the file and click Move to Trash, and that will remove the application and all of its supporting files.

This isn't always the case, because certain applications will add configuration files or other packages that aren't actually part of the application (won't appear when you click on 'show package contents').

Best way to handle these is with another program. There are programs designed to hunt down support files for applications and remove them from your machine such as AppCleaner.

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