Publisher's Description
From Reggie Ashworth:
AppDelete is an uninstaller for Macs that will remove not only Applications but also Widgets, Preference Panes, Plugins and Screensavers along with their associated files. Without AppDelete these associated items will be left behind to take up space and potentially cause issues. For a proper uninstall don't just delete but be sure to AppDelete.
You can drag any item that can be uninstalled onto AppDelete: Applications, Widgets, Preference Panes, Plugins, Screensavers, etc. You can also activate AppDelete in many ways: dragging items onto main window, onto dock icon, selecting in menu, right-clicking using AppDelete workflow, and throwing items in the trash. When the preview screen appears you can uncheck any items you would like to exclude. You also have several choices: delete the items, log only the items, or archive (copy) the items to a .zip file for safekeeping or reinstall at a later date. The items you delete will be moved to the trash and arranged in a folder so that you can see exactly what was deleted and you know exactly where it came from. The items will not be removed from your computer until you empty them from your trash. You can also undo the last delete if you choose.
There are various options to make your AppDelete experience complete: Quick search panels to help choose items for deletion, Force Empty Trash, an Orphans feature to search and delete orphaned files, Install from Archive even for another Mac, various options in Preferences.
What's new in this version:
- Now has preference to quit AppDelete when clicking the Red close button
- Now has default Archives folder for archiving
- Desktop is no longer used as a temporary directory
- Can now filter by Kind (for example Intel or PowerPC)
- Fixed bug in panel filtering
- Fixed issue where trash with excessive files could slow down AppDelete
- Overall trash monitoring improvements including handling updates
- Minor localization edits to Help ... See all new features
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4.3 starsout of 11 votes
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"works as advertised"
Version: AppDelete 3.2.2
Pros
reasonable price, worked perfectly
Cons
none come to mind
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"Does what it says on the can!"
Version: AppDelete 3.2.2
Pros
What can you say about a very simple app that does just one thing - but does it perfectly?
It's perfect!Cons
None that come to mind.
Summary
So far - it appears to be a perfect solution for a time-old problem
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"Great product at great price with great service!!!"
Version: AppDelete 3.1.5
Pros
I've never written a review for any apps, but have to for this...Very easy to use, and very useful!!! I've only had 2 "issues" with this app and one was totally my fault...Each time, the developer had me up and running asap!!! I was very impressed!!!
Cons
None what-so-ever
Summary
Great app to have...Works VERY well, very easy, and very affordable!!!
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"Excellent!"
Version: AppDelete 3.1.5
Pros
Works fine. The best.
Cons
None. This is a good application.
Summary
All good
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"A must have uninstaller!"
Version: AppDelete 3.1.4
Pros
Gets rid of all the junk you remove from your application. you won't have to worry about left overs anymore.
Cons
none that I have found.
Summary
A must have tool for every mac user, the uninstaller Apple forgot to put on Mac, cleans file and folder left overs, it's smart and it has a fairly acceptable price. Good application.
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"Great Product!"
Version: AppDelete 3.1
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I have been using AppDelete for close to a year. It does a thorough job of removing all of the files associated with any app that I want to delete.
As a 27-year DOS and Windows user, I was accustomed to having the ability to completely remove applications with an OS utility. It was still necessary at times to scour the registry. When I switched to a Mac and OS X two plus years ago, I realized that the ability to completely delete apps did not exist in this OS. Deleting the app did not remove all associated files, and locating them was sometimes tedious. I was very happy to find AppDelete, and have been using it successfully ever since. -
"Pros and cons"
Version: AppDelete 3.1.1
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I tested this app (along with several other similar apps) and found it to be decent. In the end I decided on CleanApp and have been happy with my choice.
Still, the price is very reasonable and the developer seems decent and responsive: two very good reasons to support this app. -
"Multiple users on your Mac? Keep looking..."
Version: AppDelete 3.0.1
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
AppDelete is one of several applications that promise to delete apps and all of their associated support files that are often placed in the Library. There are two libraries in which these can be found... the root Library (/Library) and the user Library (~/Library). AppDelete does a fair job of finding and removing many such files from both locations, although it does not catch everything. In fact, I have yet to find an application capable of catching everything flawlessly. Case in point... if you use Firefox, there is a folder named "Mozilla" in /Library/Application Support that belongs to Firefox but remains in place after using AppDelete or any other similar program. I've got dozens of other apps with folders there that don't get tagged for removal.
Where AppDelete really fails though is its inability to delete the support files for other users on your system. If you have multiple users on your computer and more than one has used the app you are looking to delete, then only the support files on YOUR user account will get deleted. Everyone else's stay put. To date, I've only found one piece of software with this feature that will delete the support files for all users if desired... TinkerTool System. And even that one will miss the same files in /Library as I described above. They all do.
So bottom line? AppDelete is a fine choice for single-user systems but essentially useless for multi-user systems. It is convenient to use and the price is lower than other comparable software, so it may be a fine fit for some people. Just don't kid yourself into believing it will delete ALL support files for everything... it doesn't. -
"Get it it's Great!"
Version: AppDelete 3.0.1
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Support and the product are great!! -
"Crashes consistently"
Version: AppDelete 3.0
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Title says it all: it crashes every time after deleting files. Or... did it delete them? Or did it delete half of them? In what condition is my system after this software crashes half way through a cleanup?
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