App Cleaner and Uninstaller

[Dittoman1]

Would like to ask what do u think of App Cleaner and Uninstaller app to use or rather throw app to recycle bin and leave smaller files in computer. Apps looks like the one below in attachment

 

[IWT]

Personal view:

I think that AppCleaner is a great app which cleans out most, if not all, of the bits of "scruff" associated with an app you wish to remove as well as the app itself.

I have no association with the owners of this app. Just a personal opinion from a long-time user.

Ian

 

[ferrarr]

This is the one I've been using for a very long time,

AppCleaner

 

[RadDave]

Would like to ask what do u think of App Cleaner and Uninstaller app to use or rather throw app to recycle bin and leave smaller files in computer. Apps looks like the one below in attachment

Hi Ron - I assume you mean the app below? As w/ Ian and Bob, I've been using this program to remove unwanted apps for years now - usually just select their default removals although occasionally unchecked files presented which I usually also remove if the descriptions are similar to the other detritus - bottom line - use with confidence. Dave

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[MacInWin]

The icons are not the same. The app I have also is what Bob and Dave have talked about and the icon looks like this:


And comes from here: AppCleaner

It works well.

I don't know what app your icon is for.

 

[Rod]

I too use the same app mentioned above, have done for years. +1 for AppCleaner.

 

[RadDave]

The icons are not the same. The app I have also is what Bob and Dave have talked about and the icon looks like this:
View attachment 38503

And comes from here: AppCleaner

It works well.

I don't know what app your icon is for.

Hi Jake - the app icon for my copy is the same as above - I just opened the app and did a screen capture - Dave

 

[Rod]

Hi Jake - the app icon for my copy is the same as above - I just opened the app and did a screen capture - Dave

Mine too
I note that the one pictured in Dittoman1's post is called App Cleaner and Uninstaller, I can't find it anywhere on the App Store but I'm not sure an "uninstaller" is really required in most cases. Where it is the developer usually provides one. AppCleaner, as we all know, simply puts the removed files in the Trash which I like.

 

[Jimmysb]

As a new Mac user App Cleaner is new to me, just having looked at it, it would seem that I need to drop the installed app icon which I wish to uninstall in the folder. With this assumption, any apps already removed will not be cleaned up.

 

[Raz0rEdge]

If an app is already removed/uninstalled, you can't uninstall it again in the future.

AppCleaner allows you to drag an app to it or you can get a list of installed applications and have it remove things.

Just dragging the application will do 98% of the work of removing an application, it's just a bunch of configuration files that get left behind which AppCleaner removes for you.

While this is the recommended way/app for the bulk of the applications, there are a small subset of applications that you should uninstall using their provided uninstaller since things installed elsewhere in the system need to be unregistered which won't be through AppCleaner.

One quick example that comes to mind is either Parallels or VMWare Fusion. Beyond the application and the VM, these apps install a number of Kernel services to be able to get the VM to function, ideally these should be removed along with the application.

 

[wenfeen]

Would like to ask what do u think of App Cleaner and Uninstaller app to use or rather throw app to recycle bin and leave smaller files in computer. Apps looks like the one below in attachment

I have used CleanMyMacX for many years which seems to work very well with completely uninstalling an app as well as cleaning out system junk which builds up.

 

[Raz0rEdge]

I have used CleanMyMacX for many years which seems to work very well with completely uninstalling an app as well as cleaning out system junk which builds up.

Bad idea. This is garbage app that ends up deleting stuff to "make room" Just search these forums or elsewhere.

For uninstalling, folks should stick with provided uninstaller, dragging the app to the trash or apps like AppCleaner. Nothing more.

 

[pm-r]

I don't know what app your icon is for.

It seems from the icons being posted, the applications are different but meant for the same process and they're developed from two separate Developers.

In case it matters to anyone, and the appropriate icons are included below:

App Cleaner
From [email protected]




App Cleaner & Uninstaller
From App Cleaner & Uninstaller - Download from Official site



Personally, I have used App Cleaner and occasionally CleanMyMacX, but I find App Cleaner simpler and fast and easy to understand the optional included files it includes.




- Patrick
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[Rod]

Like many "cleaning" apps it charges a pretty steep yearly subscription fee, suggests it do a number of tasks already easily done using System Settings like; changing default apps for specific file types, managing browser extensions, disabling Startup/login applications ect.
I wouldn't pay $15 a year for what I can do for free much less $8 a month for the basic app.

 

[pm-r]

Like many "cleaning" apps it charges a pretty steep yearly subscription fee, suggests it do a number of tasks already easily done using System Settings

I'm not sure which application(s) you are referring to Rod, but I use the FREE (donations accepted) App Cleaner.app, and it seems, an old non-subscription version of CleanMyMac I picked up years ago, and probably amongst a Mac bundle.

I would agree that a subscription for App Cleaner & Uninstaller.app and/or CleanMyMacX.app are both excessive and expensive for what they do. And the Canadian price for CleanMyMacX just for one Mac is crazy at:

Plan for 1 Mac
$53.70 CAD

No thanks, not at that price and never with a continuing subscription payment. That's a crazy expensive pricing considering it's not the only method available for doing any Mac clean up as you mentioned. But I guess such applications will always have some followers.




- Patrick
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[Rod]

Patrick, I was referring to the app in question, App Cleaner and Uninstaller by Nectony. Like you I use App Cleaner by Freemacsoft.

 

[pm-r]

Patrick, I was referring to the app in question, App Cleaner and Uninstaller by Nectony. Like you I use App Cleaner by Freemacsoft.

Thanks Rod, I thought that was the case but I didn't want to make an erroneous assumption and just asked to make sure.



- Patrick
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[Dittoman1]

I see 2 App Cleaner and Uninstaller, Which one is better if both do the same chores, one looks like 2 mountains and other looks like Stars , Do both do the same think, if so which one should I used. Been using Mountain App for 2 yrs now I see Stars..I open and this is what it looks like, the open one ( BLUE ) goes with Stars and ( BLACK ) goes with Mountain look.Looks like Program in Stars are better

I bought the one looks like mountains, if the first one on left is better, can I buy the first one stars and get my money back for the 2 nd one?? For 3 yrs I had a free one and somehow its gone so if anyone have it please send it to me

 

[Raz0rEdge]

I don't use either, but rather this one.

AppCleaner

 

[MacInWin]

+1 for AppCleaner