Apple provides a number of different ways to complete a variety of tasks within its macOS operating system, one of which makes it very easy to remove applications from your macOS computer. If you have ...

Unlike in Windows where programs have their own uninstallers, removing a Mac application is usually as simple as dragging its icon from the Applications folder to the trash. But some stubborn Mac ...

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AppCleaner and PearCleaner are tools designed to thoroughly uninstall applications from your Mac. Using drag and drop to delete apps leaves behind leftover data, potentially wasting drive space. Use ...

I've been there, specifically with Hotspot Shield. Hotspot, specifically, doesn't delete when you drag and drop it into the trash bin; the icon in the applications folder stays where it is after ...

A reader wrote in with a suggestion for a topic for this column: Coming from a Windows environment I find that uninstalling a Mac OS application to be very difficult. My understanding is that in some ...

Uninstalling software under Mac OS X is generally a straightforward procedure — just delete the program from the Applications folder. Few vendors offer uninstallers on the Mac, and generally they’re ...

You can uninstall Dropbox on a Mac by using your computer's Trash feature. Uninstalling the Dropbox app on your Mac is a great way to free up space for another cloud ...

As noted by Apple iGuide (via TUAW), the latest developer build of Mac OS X Lion seeded last Friday brings a new iOS-like mechanism for deleting applications installed via the Mac App Store. Invoking ...

Sometimes we can use computers for days, weeks, or even years before we run across what seems like a simple task, only to realize that we have no clue how to do it. You may know this feeling if you’ve ...