Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Delete/uninstall programs Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]throwthisaway[/m] at 9:13 am on Jan. 7, 2007[quote]Quote: from bilzey1992 at 12:11 pm on Jan. 7, 2007[quote]aint it the same as windows ? a control panel and add/remove programs ?[/quote] ..you make me laugh really, really hard. [quote][b]In nearly every case, you only have to do one thing when you no longer want to run a program on your Mac OS X computer: You drag it to the trash.[/b]   Notice the simplicity? When you've decided you no longer want to keep a program, you locate it and drag it to the trash can. There's nothing to uninstall. You simply get rid of it.   Did I hear you say you're not sure where any of your programs are? Apple took pity on those of us who are too busy to locate anything in all the hiding places on our hard drives, so it added a feature that makes removing programs absurdly easy. You simply Ctrl-Click (or right click) on the alias for an application -- on the icon in the dock, for example -- and click "Show Original." A window will open showing the original application.   Should you drag that to the trash now? Maybe. And then again maybe not. Stick with me for a while. I need to explain a dichotomy in Mac OS X.   There are two basic kinds of programs for OS X.   One kind is old-fashioned, consisting of a program file (or "application," as Apple calls it) and possibly a few other files. When you want to get rid of a program of this kind, you should get rid of all its files. [/quote] Source: http://aroundcny.com/technofile/texts/mac031004.html[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post blacknwhite Posted at 9:09 am on Jan. 7, 2007 Hey how can i delete/uninstall programs from a mac?

Replies blacknwhite Posted at 9:23 am on Jan. 7, 2007 hehe.. thanks! and good luck to you to! enjoy the wonders of a mac :P uwastedmyheart Posted at 9:21 am on Jan. 7, 2007 oic. well good luck. i love mine. i 4get sometimes how to use pc's. i like mac's they have nice keyboard codes and are great at making videos. yep. thats right. i've made one. haha. macs rule. blacknwhite Posted at 9:18 am on Jan. 7, 2007 nope.. just got it :D uwastedmyheart Posted at 9:16 am on Jan. 7, 2007 pretty much. never used a mac? blacknwhite Posted at 9:15 am on Jan. 7, 2007 Quote: from throwthisaway at 9:13 pm on Jan. 7, 2007 Quote: from bilzey1992 at 12:11 pm on Jan. 7, 2007 aint it the same as windows ? a control panel and add/remove programs ? ..you make me laugh really, really hard. In nearly every case, you only have to do one thing when you no longer want to run a program on your Mac OS X computer: You drag it to the trash.    Notice the simplicity? When you've decided you no longer want to keep a program, you locate it and drag it to the trash can. There's nothing to uninstall. You simply get rid of it.    Did I hear you say you're not sure where any of your programs are? Apple took pity on those of us who are too busy to locate anything in all the hiding places on our hard drives, so it added a feature that makes removing programs absurdly easy. You simply Ctrl-Click (or right click) on the alias for an application -- on the icon in the dock, for example -- and click "Show Original." A window will open showing the original application.    Should you drag that to the trash now? Maybe. And then again maybe not. Stick with me for a while. I need to explain a dichotomy in Mac OS X.    There are two basic kinds of programs for OS X.    One kind is old-fashioned, consisting of a program file (or "application," as Apple calls it) and possibly a few other files. When you want to get rid of a program of this kind, you should get rid of all its files. Source: http://aroundcny.com/technofile/texts/mac031004.html wow! thanks! blacknwhite Posted at 9:13 am on Jan. 7, 2007 Quote: from uwastedmyheart at 9:13 pm on Jan. 7, 2007 go in the finder and delete. thats all you need to do? throwthisaway Posted at 9:13 am on Jan. 7, 2007 Quote: from bilzey1992 at 12:11 pm on Jan. 7, 2007 aint it the same as windows ? a control panel and add/remove programs ? ..you make me laugh really, really hard. In nearly every case, you only have to do one thing when you no longer want to run a program on your Mac OS X computer: You drag it to the trash.   Notice the simplicity? When you've decided you no longer want to keep a program, you locate it and drag it to the trash can. There's nothing to uninstall. You simply get rid of it.   Did I hear you say you're not sure where any of your programs are? Apple took pity on those of us who are too busy to locate anything in all the hiding places on our hard drives, so it added a feature that makes removing programs absurdly easy. You simply Ctrl-Click (or right click) on the alias for an application -- on the icon in the dock, for example -- and click "Show Original." A window will open showing the original application.   Should you drag that to the trash now? Maybe. And then again maybe not. Stick with me for a while. I need to explain a dichotomy in Mac OS X.   There are two basic kinds of programs for OS X.   One kind is old-fashioned, consisting of a program file (or "application," as Apple calls it) and possibly a few other files. When you want to get rid of a program of this kind, you should get rid of all its files. Source: http://aroundcny.com/technofile/texts/mac031004.html uwastedmyheart Posted at 9:13 am on Jan. 7, 2007 go in the finder and delete. Bob the builder Posted at 9:11 am on Jan. 7, 2007 check for the uninstall program in the finder i think :S bilzey1992 Posted at 9:11 am on Jan. 7, 2007 aint it the same as windows ? a control panel and add/remove programs ? All 10 previous replies displayed.