#APPCLEANER VS CLEANAPP INSTALL#
#APPCLEANER VS CLEANAPP WINDOWS 10#

I will try to write an Applescript for this. Robs idea of a reset defaults button would save some hassles. This is the method recommended by Capture One. (This is simple but only works under the certain conditions)Ģ) Use Terminal to access the defaults command, which handles both the cached and disk version of the preference file. after the account has been logged off (or after a reboot) and logged on, and before Capture One has been run. If you want to delete the preference file you have these options:ġ) Delete the preference file with Finder or Terminal before it has been cached - i.e. At some point determined by the application developer, it may write the preference file back to disk (that won't help us). For your convenience, you can sort apps by size, name and date, or view the largest and oldest apps for a quick uninstalling of the bulkiest space eaters. For example, the CleanMyMac X is an uninstaller app that finds hidden junk, background apps, large old folders and heavy memory consumers. View the list of all your installed apps App Cleaner & Uninstaller scans your Application folder and shows a list of all installed apps on your Mac programs,along with their sizes. Such uninstaller applications include AppCleaner, CleanMyMac X, CleanApp and AppDelete. This background process copies the preference file to memory the first time that the application is opened in a session. These shareware utilities track down the errant app files and remove them on your behalf. See also a post from the Eclectic Light Companyįrom OSX version 10.9 onwards, Apple has introduced a background process, cfprefsd, which caches the preference files (this is not security feature - it's purpose is to improve application performance). Here is a better, more correct explanation. I've done some research and found that my last post was not completely correct.

I am not expecting to have to learn the ways of Macs.

#APPCLEANER VS CLEANAPP WINDOWS 10#

Windows 10 may change my approach if it does things differently. Īs a personal decision I will happily stay with what I do (using Windows 7) for as long as I have no problems. It is also, at least in theory, an opportunity to undertake some regular 'housekeeping'. The recommendation should be a safe approach and, realistically, may be the only safe approach that can be suggested whilst still avoiding end user self generated problems that turn into accusative support nightmares. There is no way I would suggest anything other than the process that C1 recommends for an official installation/update if I was in their position. Whether that comment would continue to apply if I then decided to uninstall and tidy up some of the older but recent installations I'm not so sure. So far doing that seems to have worked well.

#APPCLEANER VS CLEANAPP INSTALL#

I can't comment on Macs but on Windows I can choose to install at an existing location or simply create another installation in a different folder.

Appcleaner vs cleanapp