In the Remove section, you can set up the following settings:Ĭhoose whether uninstall apps permanently or move their files first to the Trash. Use the “+” and “-” buttons to add or remove apps from the Skip list. This option will be helpful when you want to avoid accidental uninstallation of some apps and prefer not the see them in the Applications section of the uninstaller. In this tab, you can exclude apps from being scanned by App Cleaner & Uninstaller. Use the “+” and “-” buttons to add or exclude a folder to be scanned. Here in the Locations tab, you can add additional folders for being scanned for apps and extensions. Locationsīy default, App Cleaner & Uninstaller searches apps in the Applications folder. Set up the Large & Old criteria – use the line cursors to put a reference point of size and date of usage for scanned apps.
In the General tab you can change the following settings:Įnable or disable an option when App Cleaner & Uninstaller monitors deleting apps on your Mac and reminds you to delete its service files too.Įnable or disable searching service files in System foldersĮnable or disable sending anonymous usage data to the developer in order to improve any issues. You can find Preferences in the menu bar. You can customize App Cleaner & Uninstaller in its Preferences. Deleting certain files without removing the app can cause malfunctions. *Please, make sure you don’t need these files when removing the Remains. Select all remains and click to remove them.Select an element from the list of Remains to see all related files in the right column.For this switch to the Remains (“R) panel. With App Cleaner & Uninstaller you can find and remove them. When you remove apps by simply putting them into the Trash, their service files remain on the disk.
Remains are broken service files of already deleted apps. Open System Preferences → Security & Privacy section → Privacy tab → Automation.Įnable System Preferences for App Cleaner & Uninstaller. If, for some reason, you clicked “Don’t Allow,” and now you want to change the permission, do the following: Click OK to allow quick access to the preference panes from App Cleaner & Uninstaller. Preference PanesĪlso, you can open preference pane by clicking the Gear icon next to the pane’s name.īut note that, when you do it the first time, the system will ask your permission to allow App Cleaner & Uninstaller to control System Preferences. For this, just click the Reveal in Finder window. If you need, you can open each extension file in Finder right from the application.
If you want to clean up an app and remove only its support files in order to free up some space on your disk or reset an app to the first-launch state, then do the following:
If you want to delete an app completely, follow these two easy steps:
You can uninstall an app entirely or delete only some of its service files and folders, lice cache, logs, preferences and so on. Just click on any app to see a list of its temporary files and folders in the right column. In the Applications section, you can find all installed apps on your Mac and the lists of their service files.