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Sometimes the best interface is no interface at all. Compared to other Mac uninstall programs, AppTrap is simplicity itself--and it really does seem to provide the uninstall functionality that Apple "forgot" in OS X.
AppTrap is not actually an app but rather a System Preference pane, which you install and then it runs in the background (and you can set AppTrap to automatically start at login). Whenever you drag an application to the Trash, AppTrap will prompt you to delete all the application's related files, including any files installed in that application's cache, library, or application support folders.
As with all uninstallers, your mileage may vary and AppTrap may occasionally miss some files--but for a well-designed piece of freeware with a seamless "interface," AppTrap does an excellent job.
Publisher's Description
From Markus Amalthea Magnuson:
Moving an application to the trash is simple and easy. Shouldn't true uninstallation on the Mac be the same way? With AppTrap, when you move an application to the trash, you're automatically asked if you want to move the associated preference files as well. Now that's uninstallation, the Mac way.
What's new in this version:
- IMPORTANT: This version of AppTrap no longer supports Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. AppTrap now requires Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or, when it is released, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
- Updated French localization. Thanks Ronald Leroux and Yann Ricquebourg!
- Lion ready.
- Fixed a bug in the Portuguese translation that caused the ReadMe in the About tab to always show 1.1.5 as the version number.
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Version: AppTrap 1.1.7
Pros
The best apps are invisible and unobstructive until you need to use it. Just drag to your trash can as you'd normally do and it simply prompts you if you want to delete all related files too. Delight to use.
Cons
None that I can think of.
Summary
Invisible Until Required = Good
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