[X Newbies] Removing Apps?

[David Crandon]

Hmm...I've had apps install things in the Users Library, the System
Library, phlist files, kernal extentions, things in the Application
Support folder, Documents folder and at the root level of the hard drive.

David Crandon

paulatx1 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 12/10/2002 3:32:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, kirklists at wanadoo.fr writes:
> 
> >
> > Except that part is downright wrong. Since applications can install things
> > in many places, that only works for some programs. The biggest problem is if
> > an application installs a daemon that launches at startup. Apps can also put
> > lots of stuff in Application Support (though it's no
> > problem if these things
> > stay there).
> I still maintain that in OS X   applications do not install things in many places.  I have close to fifty applications on this machine  and I'm not seeing bits of applications scattered here and there.  (Everything from big Pagemaker  to little haxies.)  Yes  in OS 9  parts were put everywhere.  But  in OS X   if parts are being put everywhere...they are being quite well hidden.
>                   Paula
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