AppDelete: Fully Delete Your Applications

AppDelete is a mini-app that packs a huge punch. You may not know this, but when you delete apps by just tossing them in the trash, dozens of other documents, plugins, etc that are related to the deleted app may remain on your hard drive. AppDelete makes it so that all these little pieces of bloat get deleted along with the application

To use it, open the app, and drag the dead-app-to-be into the wooden trash can icon, then click okay.

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Submitted on January 21, 2008 at 4:32 pm - AppDelete: Fully Delete Your Applications was written by Michael Zhao - There have been 18 comments - Categorized in Cool OS X Apps, Easy Tips, Productivity Tips

18 Responses to “AppDelete: Fully Delete Your Applications”

1. 
   Brad Jasper
   How does this compare to January 21st, 2008 at 4:55 pm
   
   
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   Michael Zhao
   how does this compare to... January 21st, 2008 at 5:01 pm
   
   
3. 
   Alex
   how does this compare to Appzapper & other apps? January 21st, 2008 at 5:30 pm
   
   
4. 
   Brad Jasper
   Hrmm strange, it stripped my link.
   
   But as Alex asked how does this compare to AppZapper (http://appzapper.com/). January 21st, 2008 at 5:48 pm
   
   
5. 
   Omer Zach
   In my experience, AppCleaner has been the best of this type of applications. January 21st, 2008 at 6:39 pm
   
   
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   Michael Zhao
   I have no clue, this one's the first one i found and it works well enough, I see no reason to replace it if that's what you mean. It's really simple, and elegant though. I'll check out appzapper though. January 21st, 2008 at 6:45 pm
   
   
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   Michael Zhao
   lol, then once I determine the better of the 2, I'll use one to cannibalize the other! January 21st, 2008 at 6:45 pm
   
   
8. 
   Rob Wilkerson
   I used AppDelete for a while, but recently switched to AppTrap. AppTrap isn't an application that has to be launched, but a background application with a preference pane UI. It's completely seamless.
   
   Rather than starting AppDelete and dragging applications there to be deleted (or, alternatively, adding it to my finder menu bar and launching it by dragging an app to the button), I just drag the app to the trash. AppTrap detects that an app has been deleted, finds its remnants and prompts to ask whether I want to leave them or remove them (showing me a list of the remnants in question).
   
   It's a minor pain when upgrading an app (say, Adium) because it's usually a delete + install, but I find myself willing to live with that. For my workflow, AppTrap works just a little bit smoother than AppDelete. January 21st, 2008 at 7:59 pm
   
   
9. 
   Travis Jeffery
   AppZapper is the best. AppDelete and these Menu Preferences are always running unnecessarily in the background all the time. Plus AppZapper just feels and looks awesome. January 21st, 2008 at 8:26 pm
   
   
10. 
    Michael Zhao
    @ Travis: appdelete does not run unnecessarily in the background January 21st, 2008 at 8:49 pm
    
    
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    Michael Zhao
    I am calling it for good, right here, right now, AppDelete is free and it works, AppZapper is $13 and I'm sure it works. I'd much rather keep my $13. January 21st, 2008 at 8:51 pm
    
    
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    Michael Zhao
    @Rob: I don't like it when applications run unnecessarily in the background because I really don't delete applications that often in the first place January 21st, 2008 at 8:53 pm
    
    
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    Rob Wilkerson
    @Travis & Michael -
    
    Understood. In my mind, it's a very small (miniscule) footprint and not one that is difficult to remember/find (it's right there in my login items). I also do a fair amount of experimenting with software, so I find myself deleting apps more than most, perhaps.
    
    Either way, just wanted to throw out another option (that's also free). January 22nd, 2008 at 6:51 am
    
    
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    Michael Zhao
    @ Rob, lol, then it's already better than appzapper! January 22nd, 2008 at 6:26 pm
    
    
15. 
    Christina Merry
    So, how does AppCleaner fit into this mix? January 23rd, 2008 at 9:48 am
    
    
16. 
    Michael Zhao
    @Christina: I wrote an article about it yesterday, check it out :) January 23rd, 2008 at 5:44 pm
    
    
17. 
    Azim
    What about those plug-ins etc are used by another program?? Does it show warnings in this regard??? January 24th, 2008 at 2:16 am
    
    
18. 
    Michael Zhao
    Nope, but so far I haven't had an problems of that nature January 24th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
    
    

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