

You can restrict the search to components which have been created for your user account only.


There are in fact four different levels of clean-up you can choose from: You can let TinkerTool System automatically remove the other files and folders as well, cleaning the entire computer.
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The job of the uninstallation assistant is to help you to identify all associated components that might have been created by the software component you want to remove. Uninstallation assistant Removing software components and associated files This is were the uninstallation assistant of TinkerTool System can help. This won’t remove all the aforementioned other support files, however. You can simply “uninstall” a drag-and-drop application by dragging its icon to the Trash. However, macOS automatically creates additional files when you work with a new application, for example files to store the personal preference settings for each user, or cache folders for download files, when applications are accessing the Internet to search for automatic updates, etc. This means no actual installation is necessary, you just drag the application icon into one of your application folders and can launch it immediately.įor “Apps” bought from the Mac App Store, new, modified rules apply: Apps are installed automatically and they should be removed with the Launchpad application only. The Pane Applications Uninstallation AssistantĪpplications that strictly comply with Apple’s software design guidelines for macOS and don’t need to be deeply integrated into the operating system, are usually installed by a simple “drag and drop” operation.
